# Parappukadanthan East GN division, Manthai West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai West DS Division # Parappukadanthan East Parappukadanthan East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **107.6 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 108km² - 1mapped services - 11 mtypical elevation ## Where is Parappukadanthan East? Parappukadanthan East lies in [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/), [Mannar District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 10 other GN divisions: [Cheddiyar Mahankaddai Adampan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/cheddiyar-mahankaddai-adampan/), [Kayanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/kayanagar/), [Madhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/madhu/), [Palaiyadiputhukulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/palaiyadiputhukulam/), [Palampiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/palampiddy/), [Pallamadhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/pallamadhu/), [Parappankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/parappankandal/), [Parappukadanthan West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/parappukadanthan-west/), [Periyamadhu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/periyamadhu-west/) and [Uyirtharasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/mannar-town/uyirtharasankulam/). By area it is the 41st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 17.5% of [Manthai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/). The centre of Parappukadanthan East is about 221 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.9076° N, 80.1002° E. Local names: පරප්පුකඩන්තන් නැග . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Villages and localities in Parappukadanthan East Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Parappukadanthan East. - Parappukadanthan - Parappukkadanthan Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Parappukadanthan East Named natural and historic features inside Parappukadanthan East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Panikka Kulam Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Parappukadanthan East and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mannar District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,093 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (269 mm) and the driest Jun (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 53 Feb 26 40 Mar 28 45 Apr 29 88 May 29 75 Jun 29 14 Jul 28 17 Aug 28 39 Sep 28 58 Oct 28 199 Nov 27 269 Dec 26 196 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Parappukadanthan East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Murunkan · Murunkan 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83663&mlon=80.03778#map=17/8.83663/80.03778) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Uppukulam South 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97746&mlon=79.91567#map=17/8.97746/79.91567) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Chundikkuli 9.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83555&mlon=80.04681#map=17/8.83555/80.04681) Hotel Palmyrah Garden · Poomalarnthan 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.77110&mlon=80.15313#map=17/8.77110/80.15313) School Mn/Parappukadanthan GTMS · Parappukadanthan East 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.91871&mlon=80.05968#map=17/8.91871/80.05968) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Parayanalankulam Police Station · Periyakaddu 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74744&mlon=80.18613#map=17/8.74744/80.18613) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Parappukadanthan East Places mapped inside Parappukadanthan East in open map data, by type. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other GN divisions in Manthai West DS Division - Adampan - Alkaddiveli - Andankulam - Anthoniyarpuram - Aththimoddai - Illupaikadavai - Kalliyadi - Kannady - Karunkandal - Karunkandal Vannakulam - Kaththankulam - Kayanagar - Koorai - Kovilkulam - Maligaithidal - Minnukkan - Nedunkandal - Palaiperumalkaddu - Palaiyadiputhukulam - Paliaru - Palikuli - Pallamadhu - Pappamoddai - Parappukadanthan West - Periyamadhu East - Periyamadhu West - Sornapuri - Thevanpiddy - Vaddakandal - Veddayarmurrippu - Vellankulam - Vidathaltheevu Central - Vidathaltheevu East - Vidathaltheevu North - Vidathaltheevu West ## Quick answers - Where is Parappukadanthan East?In Manthai West DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Parappukadanthan East?Cheddiyar Mahankaddai Adampan, Kayanagar, Madhu, Palaiyadiputhukulam, Palampiddy, Pallamadhu, Parappankandal, Parappukadanthan West, Periyamadhu West and Uyirtharasankulam - How many villages are in Parappukadanthan East?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Parappukadanthan East?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Parappukadanthan East?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Parappukadanthan East?Divisional Hospital Murunkan, about 10 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Parappukadanthan East?Bank of Ceylon, about 22 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Parappukadanthan East?Lanka IOC, about 9.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Parappukadanthan East?LK4206100 (OCHA common operational dataset)