# Naddankandal GN division, Manthai East DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/naddankandal/ Grama Niladhari division · Manthai East DS Division # Naddankandal Naddankandal is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **78.7 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 78.7km² - 1mapped services - 39 mtypical elevation ## Where is Naddankandal? Naddankandal 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 9 other GN divisions: [Karumpulliyan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/karumpulliyan/), [Keerisuddan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/keerisuddan/), [Moonrumurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/moonrumurippu/), [Palampiddy](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/madhu/palampiddy/), [Pandiyankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/pandiyankulam/), [Periyamadhu East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/periyamadhu-east/), [Periyamadhu West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mannar/manthai-west/periyamadhu-west/), [Selvapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/selvapuram/) and [Siraddikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/siraddikulam/). By area it is the 69th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 16.2% of [Manthai East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/manthai-east/). The centre of Naddankandal is about 234 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0105° N, 80.2259° E. Local names: නද්දන්කන්ඩල් . 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 Naddankandal Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Naddankandal. Settlements here lie between about 34 m and 39 m above sea level (median 39 m). - Moddai - Moopan Kulam - Naddankandal - Panankamam 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 Naddankandal Named natural and historic features inside Naddankandal, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Kalikovilmadu Kulam - Kutirairddan Kulam - Muppan Kulam - Periya Kulam - Periyativu Kulam - Podituvaran Aru - Pumantan Ara 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 Naddankandal 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 Naddankandal Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Mallavi · Aninchiyankulam 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13461&mlon=80.30875#map=17/9.13461/80.30875) Bank BOC · Mankulam 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.13055&mlon=80.44600#map=17/9.13055/80.44600) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Oddaruththakulam 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12698&mlon=80.32816#map=17/9.12698/80.32816) Hotel Green line guest house and restaurant · Paliaru 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15438&mlon=80.11593#map=17/9.15438/80.11593) School Mu/Siraddikulam gtms · Siraddikulam 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.03715&mlon=80.24263#map=17/9.03715/80.24263) College Thakshila Educational Institute · Paliaru 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.15625#map=17/9.10210/80.15625) Police station Mankulam Police Station · Mankulam 27 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 Naddankandal Places mapped inside Naddankandal 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 East DS Division - Ampalpuram - Karumpulliyan - Kollavilankulam - Moonrumurippu - Oddaruththakulam - Palinagar - Pandiyankulam - Ponnagar/Kuttymulai - Poovarasankulam - Selvapuram - Siraddikulam - Sivapuram - Vannivilankulam - Vinayagapuram ## Quick answers - Where is Naddankandal?In Manthai East DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Naddankandal?Karumpulliyan, Keerisuddan, Moonrumurippu, Palampiddy, Pandiyankulam, Periyamadhu East, Periyamadhu West, Selvapuram and Siraddikulam - How many villages are in Naddankandal?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Naddankandal?Settlements lie between 34 m and 39 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Naddankandal?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Naddankandal?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Naddankandal?Base Hospital Mallavi, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Naddankandal?BOC, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Naddankandal?Ceypetco, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Naddankandal?LK4406025 (OCHA common operational dataset)