# Ahathimurippu GN division, Musali DS Division, Mannar District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/ahathimurippu/ Grama Niladhari division · Musali DS Division # Ahathimurippu Ahathimurippu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **21.2 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 21.2km² - 1mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ahathimurippu? Ahathimurippu lies in [Musali DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Kokkupadayan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/kokkupadayan/), [Koolankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/koolankulam/), [Periyapullachchi Potkerni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/periyapullachchi-potkerni/), [Puthuveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/puthuveli/) and [Sinnapullachchi Potkerni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/sinnapullachchi-potkerni/). By area it is the 436th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.6% of [Musali DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/). The centre of Ahathimurippu is about 201 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7392° N, 79.9978° E. Local names: අහතිමුරිප්පු . 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 Ahathimurippu Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Ahathimurippu. - Akattimurippu - Akattimuripputhoddam 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 Ahathimurippu Named natural and historic features inside Ahathimurippu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Akattimurippu Tank - Perunkadduchchiruk Kulam - Puthu Kulam - Tandik Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Vilaththikulam 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 Ahathimurippu 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 Ahathimurippu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம் · Kalimoddai Puliyankulam 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81410&mlon=80.02315#map=17/8.81410/80.02315) Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) Petrol pump Ceypetco NANATTAN · Moddaikadai 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83565&mlon=79.96752#map=17/8.83565/79.96752) Hotel Nilamba Beach Resort · Saveriyarpuram 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76627&mlon=79.94078#map=17/8.76627/79.94078) School Mn/Ahathimurippu GMMS · Ahathimurippu 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76204&mlon=79.97607#map=17/8.76204/79.97607) College PTE LABS · Ittikulama 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48586&mlon=80.07701#map=17/8.48586/80.07701) Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.74682&mlon=79.95486#map=17/8.74682/79.95486) 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 Ahathimurippu Places mapped inside Ahathimurippu 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 Musali DS Division - Arippu East - Arippu West - Chilavathurai - Karadikkuli - Kokkupadayan - Kondachchi - Koolankulam - Marichchukkaddi - Marudhamadu - Methanveli - Mullikulam - Palaikuli - Pandaraveli - Periyapullachchi Potkerni - Poonochchikulam - Puthuveli - Saveriyarpuram - Sinnapullachchi Potkerni - Veppankulam ## Quick answers - Where is Ahathimurippu?In Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Ahathimurippu?Kokkupadayan, Koolankulam, Periyapullachchi Potkerni, Puthuveli and Sinnapullachchi Potkerni - How many villages are in Ahathimurippu?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Ahathimurippu?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Ahathimurippu?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Ahathimurippu?எலும்பு முறிவு சிகிச்சை நிலையம், about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ahathimurippu?People's Bank, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ahathimurippu?Ceypetco NANATTAN, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ahathimurippu?LK4215050 (OCHA common operational dataset)