# Moonrumurippu GN division, Manthai East DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/moonrumurippu/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai East DS Division # Moonrumurippu Moonrumurippu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **123.8 km²**. 12 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 124km² - 2mapped services - 57 mtypical elevation ## Where is Moonrumurippu? Moonrumurippu lies in [Manthai East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/), [Mullaitivu District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 8 other GN divisions: [Keerisuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/keerisuddan/), [Naddankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/naddankandal/), [Palamoddai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya/palamoddai/), [Palampiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/palampiddy/), [Parasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/parasankulam/), [Puliyankulam North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/puliyankulam-north/), [Selvapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/selvapuram/) and [Vannivilankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/vannivilankulam/). By area it is the 32nd largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 25.5% of [Manthai East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/). The centre of Moonrumurippu is about 237 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0138° N, 80.3188° E. Local names: මූන්රුමුරිප්පු . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Moonrumurippu - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna91 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee108 km ### Nearest railway station Mankulam (Mankulam), about 19 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:15, sunset around 17:51). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Moonrumurippu Open gazetteers list **12 villages, towns and localities** in Moonrumurippu. Settlements here lie between about 51 m and 60 m above sea level (median 57 m). - Aiyamperumal - Arachi Kulam - Ilamaruthankulam - Kaddayar Perumal Kulam - Kidaipidiththakulam - Konaiyan Kulam - Moondu Murippu - Mundumurippu - Olumadu - Pillaiyinan Kulam - Valliyapalai - Valliyappalai 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 Moonrumurippu Named natural and historic features inside Moonrumurippu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 35 reservoirs and tanks. - Ampal Kulam - Andan Kulam - Andiya Kulam - Chinkattan Kulam - Chinnatampanai Kulam - Chinnavan Kulam - Chummanai Kulam - Churanai Kulam - Ilamarutan Kulam - Kanakana Kulam - Kanakana Kulam - Kaya Kulam - Kollan Kulam - Konaiyan Kulam - Koraippanikkan Kulam - Kurunthan Kulam - Mani Kulam - Mappanan Kulam - Marichchandan Kulam - Mundumurippu Kulam - Muttiyan Kulam - Nilakuddiya Kulam - Olumadu Kulam - Palaimoddai Kulam …and 11 more. 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 Moonrumurippu and the best time to visit Using the climate of Mullaitivu District, the warmest month is Apr (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,334 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (296 mm) and the driest Jun (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 80 Feb 26 61 Mar 28 56 Apr 29 103 May 29 93 Jun 29 23 Jul 29 29 Aug 29 55 Sep 28 71 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 296 Dec 25 245 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Moonrumurippu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Navvy · Palamoddai 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94583&mlon=80.39232#map=17/8.94583/80.39232) Bank People's Bank · Mankulam 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13032&mlon=80.44614#map=17/9.13032/80.44614) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Oddaruththakulam 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12698&mlon=80.32816#map=17/9.12698/80.32816) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School Mu/Panangamam Moonrumurippu GTMS · Moonrumurippu 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.04377&mlon=80.30244#map=17/9.04377/80.30244) College Mallavi Central College · Mallavi 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.14118&mlon=80.29539#map=17/9.14118/80.29539) Police station Mankulam Police Station · Mankulam 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12405&mlon=80.44824#map=17/9.12405/80.44824) 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 Moonrumurippu Places mapped inside Moonrumurippu in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 East DS Division - Ampalpuram - Karumpulliyan - Kollavilankulam - Naddankandal - Oddaruththakulam - Palinagar - Pandiyankulam - Ponnagar/Kuttymulai - Poovarasankulam - Selvapuram - Siraddikulam - Sivapuram - Vannivilankulam - Vinayagapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Moonrumurippu?In Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Moonrumurippu?Keerisuddan, Naddankandal, Palamoddai, Palampiddy, Parasankulam, Puliyankulam North, Selvapuram and Vannivilankulam - What time zone is Moonrumurippu in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Moonrumurippu?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Moonrumurippu?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Moonrumurippu?12 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Moonrumurippu?Settlements lie between 51 m and 60 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Moonrumurippu?35 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Moonrumurippu?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Moonrumurippu?Navvy, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Moonrumurippu?People's Bank, about 19 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Moonrumurippu?Ceypetco, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Moonrumurippu?LK4406020 (OCHA common operational dataset)