# Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District – GN divisions > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/ Divisional Secretariat division · Mullaitivu District # Maritimepattu DS Division Maritimepattu DS Division is a Divisional Secretariat (DS) division of Sri Lanka in Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **612.6 km²**. It is divided into 45 GN divisions. 56 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 69 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 613km² - 45GN divisions - 69mapped services ## Where is Maritimepattu DS Division? Maritimepattu DS Division lies in [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 7 other DS divisions: [Kandavalai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/kilinochchi/kandavalai/), [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/), [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/), [Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/), [Vadamaradchchi East DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/vadamaradchchi-east/), [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/) and [Welioya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/). By area it is the 18th largest of 339 DS divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 22.8% of [Mullaitivu District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/). The centre of Maritimepattu DS Division is about 274 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.2216° N, 80.7725° E. Local names: මුහුදුබඩපත්තුව · கரைதுறைப்பற்று . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## GN divisions of Maritimepattu DS Division Grama Niladhari division Area km² Localities Services [Alampil North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/alampil-north/) 7.9 0 0 [Alampil South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/alampil-south/) 4.9 0 1 [Ampalavanpokkanai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/ampalavanpokkanai/) 52 11 2 [Chilawattai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/chilawattai/) 3.3 2 1 [Chilawattai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/chilawattai-south/) 4.4 0 1 [Kallappadu North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kallappadu-north/) 0.5 2 0 [Kallappadu South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kallappadu-south/) 1.4 0 0 [Kanukerny East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kanukerny-east/) 0.5 0 0 [Kanukerny West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kanukerny-west/) 0.5 0 2 [Karunaddukerny](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/karunaddukerny/) 12 3 1 [Keekkirapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/keekkirapuram/) 1.4 0 0 [Keppapulavu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/keppapulavu/) 51 4 1 [Kokkilai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kokkilai-east/) 16 1 2 [Kokkilai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kokkilai-west/) 4.7 0 0 [Kokuthoduvai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kokuthoduvai-centre/) 13 2 0 [Kokuthoduvai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kokuthoduvai-north/) 83 2 1 [Kovilkudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kovilkudiyiruppu/) 0.7 0 8 [Kumarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumarapuram/) 16 3 5 [Kumulamunai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-centre/) 12 1 0 [Kumulamunai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-east/) 81 2 1 [Kumulamunai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-west/) 28 0 0 [Mamoolai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mamoolai/) 5.7 2 0 [Manalkudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/manalkudiyiruppu/) 0.1 0 1 [Mathavalasingankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mathavalasingankulam/) 15 1 0 [Mullaitivu South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mullaitivu-south/) 8.8 0 8 [Mullaitivu Town](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mullaitivu-town/) 0.4 2 4 [Mullivaikkal East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mullivaikkal-east/) 14 2 2 [Mullivaikkal West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mullivaikkal-west/) 16 2 2 [Mulliyawalai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-centre/) 16 1 2 [Mulliyawalai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-east/) 1.2 0 5 [Mulliyawalai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-north/) 2.6 1 1 [Mulliyawalai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-south/) 17 3 0 [Mulliyawalai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-west/) 25 1 5 [Neeravippiddy East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/neeravippiddy-east/) 0.2 0 2 [Neeravippiddy West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/neeravippiddy-west/) 0.2 0 0 [Putharikuda](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/putharikuda/) 1.0 1 1 [Selvapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/selvapuram/) 1.2 0 0 [Shemmalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/shemmalai/) 5.0 1 2 [Shemmalai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/shemmalai-east/) 24 3 2 [Thanneerudru East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/thanneerudru-east/) 0.2 1 0 [Thanneerudru West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/thanneerudru-west/) 0.8 0 2 [Thannimurippu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/thannimurippu/) 50 0 1 [Uppumaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/uppumaveli/) 8.9 1 1 [Vannankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/vannankulam/) 0.3 0 1 [Vattapalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/vattapalai/) 7.0 1 1 Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka); [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). ## Villages and localities in Maritimepattu DS Division Open gazetteers list **56 villages, towns and localities** in Maritimepattu DS Division. The largest with a recorded population: Mullaittivu (28,973) and Keppapularu (8,361). Settlements here lie between about 3 m and 62 m above sea level (median 10 m). - Aandaankulam - Alampil - Ampalavanpokkanai - Andankulam - Chalai - Chemmalai - Chilarattai - Idaikaadu - Kalapaddu - Kallapaadu - Kallikaadu - Kanukkeni - Kanukkerni - Karaiyamullivaikal - Kariyalvayal - Karunaaddukerni - Karuvaddukkeni - Keppapularu - Keppapulavu - Kokkilai - Kokkuthoduvai - Kokkuttoduvai - Koramoddai - Kumarapuram - Kumulamunai - Maamoolai - Madu - Mamulai - Mankindimalai - Mullaitivu - Mullaittivu - Mulliyavalai - Mulliyavalai North - Mulliyawalai - Naayaaru - Nuwaraeliya Colony - Paddikkarai - Palamattalan - Peyparaipiddy - Pilakudiyiruppu - Puthumattalan - Putumattalan - Semmalai - Silawaththai - Tanniyuttu - Tentukki - Thaanneerootu - Thenduki - Thevapiddy - Uduppukulam - Ulaathuveli - Vadduvaahal - Valayanmadam - Vattapalai - Vattappalai - Vellamullivaaykaal 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 Maritimepattu DS Division Named natural and historic features inside Maritimepattu DS Division, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 64 reservoirs and tanks; 10 rivers and streams. - Adampan Kulam - Alampil Kulam - Arachchimuruppu Kulam - Ayiladi Kulam - Chilavattai Kulam - Chinna Kulam - Ilamarutan Kulam - Ilankainarayanan Kulam - Iral Kulam - Kachchakodi Aru - Kalpana Kulam - Kanchuramoddai Kulam - Kanukkeni Kulam - Kanukkeni Kulam - Karaivaikal Kulam - Kayadi Kulam - Kayavadi Kulam - Keechchi Kulam - Kodalikkallu Aru - Kodalikkallu Aru - Kondumadu Kulam - Kottuvatik Kulam - Kumpiddamadu Kulam - Kunchu Kulam …and 50 more. ### Coast and islands 3 lagoons. - Kokkilai Lagoon - Nanthi Kadal - Nayaru Lagoon ### Forests and nature 3 forests; 3 forest reserves. - Andankulam Forest Reserve - Engineerthoddam - Kadduttaddamalai - Kulamurippu Forest Reserve - Naganchola Forest Reserve - Sarwaruthoddam ### History 1 ruin. - Puthankulam Ruins ### Estates 5 estates; 2 oil-palm estates. - Alampil - Chemmalai - Pillakudiyiruppu - Pulleyar Kovil - Thewavetti - Ulathuvely - Wadduvakal 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 Maritimepattu DS Division 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/). ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Maritimepattu DS Division Places mapped inside Maritimepattu DS Division in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hospitals2 - Banks9 - Petrol pumps4 - Hotels8 - Schools37 - Colleges and universities3 - Restaurants5 - Police stations1 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. ## Quick answers - Where is Maritimepattu DS Division?In Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Maritimepattu DS Division?Kandavalai DS Division, Kuchchaweli DS Division, Oddusuddan DS Division, Puthukkudiyiruppu DS Division, Vadamaradchchi East DS Division, Vavuniya North DS Division and Welioya DS Division - How many villages are in Maritimepattu DS Division?56 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Maritimepattu DS Division?Settlements lie between 3 m and 62 m - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Maritimepattu DS Division?64 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Maritimepattu DS Division?January to March - How many hospitals are in Maritimepattu DS Division?2 mapped - How many banks are in Maritimepattu DS Division?9 mapped - How many petrol pumps are in Maritimepattu DS Division?4 mapped - What is the P-code of Maritimepattu DS Division?LK4415 (OCHA common operational dataset)