# Arippu East GN division, Musali DS Division, Mannar District

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/arippu-east/

Grama Niladhari division · Musali DS Division 

# Arippu East

Arippu East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **1.91 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 1.9km²
- 2 mtypical elevation

## Where is Arippu East?

Arippu East 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 2 other GN divisions: [Arippu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/arippu-west/) and [Pandaraveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/pandaraveli/). By area it is the 7153rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.4% of [Musali DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/). The centre of Arippu East is about 206 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7892° N, 79.9348° E. Local names: අරිප්පු බටහිර .

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 Arippu East

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Arippu East.

- Puthukkudirippu

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).

## Weather in Arippu 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 Arippu East

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Ayurvedic Hospital, Mannar · Naruvilikkulam 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87444&mlon=79.93694#map=17/8.87444/79.93694) 

Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco NANATTAN · Moddaikadai 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83565&mlon=79.96752#map=17/8.83565/79.96752) 

Hotel Nilamba Beach Resort · Saveriyarpuram 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.76627&mlon=79.94078#map=17/8.76627/79.94078) 

School Mn/Arippu Roman Catholic Tamil Vidyalayam · Arippu West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.79737&mlon=79.93195#map=17/8.79737/79.93195) 

College PTE LABS · Ittikulama 37 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48586&mlon=80.07701#map=17/8.48586/80.07701) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 5.2 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.

## Other GN divisions in Musali DS Division

- Ahathimurippu
- 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 Arippu East?In Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Arippu East?Arippu West and Pandaraveli
- How many villages are in Arippu East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Arippu East?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Arippu East?District Ayurvedic Hospital, Mannar, about 9.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Arippu East?People's Bank, about 21 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arippu East?Ceypetco NANATTAN, about 6.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Arippu East?LK4215010 (OCHA common operational dataset)