# Kokuthoduvai North GN division, Maritimepattu DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kokuthoduvai-north/ Grama Niladhari division · Maritimepattu DS Division # Kokuthoduvai North Kokuthoduvai North is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **82.9 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 82.9km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Kokuthoduvai North? Kokuthoduvai North 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 7 other GN divisions: [Ehetugaswewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/ehetugaswewa/), [Janakapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/janakapura/), [Kalyanapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/kalyanapura/), [Kiriibbanwewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/welioya/kiriibbanwewa/), [Kokuthoduvai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kokuthoduvai-centre/), [Kumulamunai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-east/) and [Shemmalai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/shemmalai-east/). By area it is the 63rd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 13.5% of [Maritimepattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/). The centre of Kokuthoduvai North is about 261 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 24 km from Mullaitivu, the main town of Maritimepattu DS Division. The centre point is at 9.0565° N, 80.8629° E. Local names: කොක්කුතුඩුවායි උත . 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 Kokuthoduvai North Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Kokuthoduvai North. - Mankindimalai - Ulaathuveli 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 Kokuthoduvai North Named natural and historic features inside Kokuthoduvai North, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 10 reservoirs and tanks. - Kayadi Kulam - Kunchu Kulam - Navat Kulam - Padukatu Kulam - Pandichuddan Kulam - Puttan Kulam - Tuwaran Kulam - Veppan Kulam - Villi Kulam - Virakandamurippu Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Kadduttaddamalai 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 Kokuthoduvai North 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 Kokuthoduvai North Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kiriibanwewa - Primary Medical Care Unit · Kiriibbanwewa 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.99596&mlon=80.82288#map=17/8.99596/80.82288) Bank DIVINEGUMA COMMUNITY BASED BANK - CHEMMALAI · Shemmalai 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16102&mlon=80.85720#map=17/9.16102/80.85720) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Shemmalai East 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12726&mlon=80.87830#map=17/9.12726/80.87830) Hotel Hilltop House · Singhapura 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.95259&mlon=80.88229#map=17/8.95259/80.88229) School Mu/Janakapura Primary School · Janakapura 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.00989&mlon=80.84019#map=17/9.00989/80.84019) College AlHuda Institute Sri Lanka · Shemmalai East 5.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.10210&mlon=80.85938#map=17/9.10210/80.85938) Police station Welioya Police Station · Nikawewa Left 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.98059&mlon=80.77407#map=17/8.98059/80.77407) 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 Kokuthoduvai North Places mapped inside Kokuthoduvai North 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 - Alampil South - Ampalavanpokkanai - Chilawattai - Chilawattai South - Kallappadu North - Kallappadu South - Kanukerny East - Kanukerny West - Karunaddukerny - Keekkirapuram - Keppapulavu - Kokkilai East - Kokkilai West - Kokuthoduvai Centre - 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 Kokuthoduvai North?In Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kokuthoduvai North?Ehetugaswewa, Janakapura, Kalyanapura, Kiriibbanwewa, Kokuthoduvai Centre, Kumulamunai East and Shemmalai East - How many villages are in Kokuthoduvai North?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kokuthoduvai North?10 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kokuthoduvai North?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kokuthoduvai North?Kiriibanwewa - Primary Medical Care Unit, about 8.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kokuthoduvai North?DIVINEGUMA COMMUNITY BASED BANK - CHEMMALAI, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kokuthoduvai North?Ceypetco, about 8.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kokuthoduvai North?LK4415090 (OCHA common operational dataset)