# Alampil South GN division, Maritimepattu DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/alampil-south/ Grama Niladhari division · Maritimepattu DS Division # Alampil South Alampil South is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **4.91 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 4.9km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Alampil South? Alampil South lies in [Maritimepattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Alampil North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/alampil-north/), [Kumulamunai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-east/) and [Shemmalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/shemmalai/). By area it is the 3000th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Maritimepattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/). The centre of Alampil South is about 272 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 12 km from Mullaitivu, the main town of Maritimepattu DS Division. The centre point is at 9.1692° N, 80.8448° E. Local names: අලම්පිල් දකුණ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Alampil South ### Nearby, outside Alampil South - Tamilmani Ariyan Poigai · monument, Mulliyawalai Centre10 km - Ocean park benches · attraction, Manalkudiyiruppu12 km - Lake with crocodiles STP · attraction, Selvapuram12 km - Chuvantamuripu Ruins · ruins, Janakapura15 km - Mullivaikkal massacre · memorial, Mullivaikkal East17 km - Road to subarine · attraction, Mullivaikkal West20 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Alampil South - 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 - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee79 km - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna110 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:47) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:13, sunset around 17:49). 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Alampil South Named natural and historic features inside Alampil South, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Alampil Kulam ### Estates 1 oil-palm estate. - Alampil 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 Alampil South 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 Alampil South Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Mullaitivu · Kumarapuram 8.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.22691&mlon=80.80050#map=17/9.22691/80.80050) Bank DIVINEGUMA COMMUNITY BASED BANK - CHEMMALAI · Shemmalai 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16102&mlon=80.85720#map=17/9.16102/80.85720) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Shemmalai East 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12726&mlon=80.87830#map=17/9.12726/80.87830) Hotel Red Cross Bungalow · Mullaitivu South 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25672&mlon=80.81120#map=17/9.25672/80.81120) School Mu/Alambil RC Maha Vidyalayam · Alampil South 0.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.17252&mlon=80.84905#map=17/9.17252/80.84905) College AlHuda Institute Sri Lanka · Shemmalai East 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.85938#map=17/9.10210/80.85938) Police station Mulliyawalai Police Station · Mulliyawalai West 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21271&mlon=80.76037#map=17/9.21271/80.76037) 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 Alampil South Places mapped inside Alampil South 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 Maritimepattu DS Division - Alampil North - Ampalavanpokkanai - Chilawattai - Chilawattai South - Kallappadu North - Kallappadu South - Kanukerny East - Kanukerny West - Karunaddukerny - Keekkirapuram - Keppapulavu - Kokkilai East - Kokkilai West - Kokuthoduvai Centre - Kokuthoduvai North - Kovilkudiyiruppu - Kumarapuram - Kumulamunai Centre - Kumulamunai East - Kumulamunai West - Mamoolai - Manalkudiyiruppu - Mathavalasingankulam - Mullaitivu South - Mullaitivu Town - Mullivaikkal East - Mullivaikkal West - Mulliyawalai Centre - Mulliyawalai East - Mulliyawalai North - Mulliyawalai South - Mulliyawalai West - Neeravippiddy East - Neeravippiddy West - Putharikuda - Selvapuram - Shemmalai - Shemmalai East - Thanneerudru East - Thanneerudru West - Thannimurippu - Uppumaveli - Vannankulam - Vattapalai ## Quick answers - Where is Alampil South?In Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Alampil South?Alampil North, Kumulamunai East and Shemmalai - What is there to see in Alampil South?Tamilmani Ariyan Poigai, Ocean park benches, Lake with crocodiles STP, Chuvantamuripu Ruins - What time zone is Alampil South in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Alampil South?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Alampil South?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Alampil South?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Alampil South?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Alampil South?District General Hospital Mullaitivu, about 8.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Alampil South?DIVINEGUMA COMMUNITY BASED BANK - CHEMMALAI, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Alampil South?Ceypetco, about 5.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Alampil South?LK4415010 (OCHA common operational dataset)