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

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

Grama Niladhari division · Musali DS Division 

# Arippu West

Arippu West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province. It covers **1.78 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.8km²
- 1mapped services
- 5 mtypical elevation

## Where is Arippu West?

Arippu West 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: [Achchankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/achchankulam/), [Arippu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/arippu-east/), [Pandaraveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/pandaraveli/), [Poonochchikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/musali/poonochchikulam/) and [Rasamadhu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/nanaddan/rasamadhu/). By area it is the 7516th 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 West is about 207 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7994° N, 79.9376° E. Local names: අරිප්පු නැගෙනහිර .

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 West

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

- Arippu

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 West 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 West

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital District Ayurvedic Hospital, Mannar · Naruvilikkulam 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.87444&mlon=79.93694#map=17/8.87444/79.93694) 

Bank People's Bank · Uppukulam South 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.97712&mlon=79.91488#map=17/8.97712/79.91488) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco NANATTAN · Moddaikadai 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.83565&mlon=79.96752#map=17/8.83565/79.96752) 

Hotel Nilamba Beach Resort · Saveriyarpuram 3.7 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 0.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.79737&mlon=79.93195#map=17/8.79737/79.93195) 

College PTE LABS · Ittikulama 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48586&mlon=80.07701#map=17/8.48586/80.07701) 

Police station Silawaththai Police · Chilavathurai 6.1 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 Arippu West

Places mapped inside Arippu West 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

- Ahathimurippu
- Arippu East
- Chilavathurai
- Karadikkuli
- Kokkupadayan
- Kondachchi
- Koolankulam
- Marichchukkaddi
- Marudhamadu
- Methanveli
- Mullikulam
- Palaikuli
- Pandaraveli
- Periyapullachchi Potkerni
- Poonochchikulam
- Puthuveli
- Saveriyarpuram
- Sinnapullachchi Potkerni
- Veppankulam

## Quick answers

- Where is Arippu West?In Musali DS Division, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Arippu West?Achchankulam, Arippu East, Pandaraveli, Poonochchikulam and Rasamadhu
- How many villages are in Arippu West?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Arippu West?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Arippu West?District Ayurvedic Hospital, Mannar, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Arippu West?People's Bank, about 20 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Arippu West?Ceypetco NANATTAN, about 5.2 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Arippu West?LK4215005 (OCHA common operational dataset)