# Mullaitivu Town GN division, Maritimepattu DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mullaitivu-town/ Grama Niladhari division · Maritimepattu DS Division # Mullaitivu Town Mullaitivu Town is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **0.39 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.4km² - 4mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mullaitivu Town? Mullaitivu Town 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 4 other GN divisions: [Kovilkudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kovilkudiyiruppu/), [Manalkudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/manalkudiyiruppu/), [Mullaitivu South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mullaitivu-south/) and [Vannankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/vannankulam/). By area it is the 12930th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.1% of [Maritimepattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/). The centre of Mullaitivu Town is about 280 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 0.4 km from Mullaitivu, the main town of Maritimepattu DS Division. The centre point is at 9.2665° N, 80.8152° E. Local names: මුලතිව් නගරය . 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 Mullaitivu Town ### Nearby, outside Mullaitivu Town - Ocean park benches · attraction, Manalkudiyiruppu0.7 km - Lake with crocodiles STP · attraction, Selvapuram0.8 km - Mullivaikkal massacre · memorial, Mullivaikkal East5.6 km - Tamilmani Ariyan Poigai · monument, Mulliyawalai Centre6.8 km - Road to subarine · attraction, Mullivaikkal West9.3 km - Abandoned LTTE Submarine Yard · attraction, Mullivaikkal West9.4 km - Memorial tamil tiger · attraction, Manthuvil11 km - Monument of Victory · monument, Anandapuram12 km - LTTE Leadership Bunker · attraction, Puthukudiyiruppu West15 km - LTTE Training Pool · attraction, Thevipuram17 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: Mullaitivu Town - 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) · Trincomalee90 km - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna100 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:14, 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. ## Villages and localities in Mullaitivu Town Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Mullaitivu Town. The largest with a recorded population: Mullaittivu (28,973). - Mullaitivu - Mullaittivu 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). ## Weather in Mullaitivu Town 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 Mullaitivu Town Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mullaitivu Divisional Hosprel · Mullaitivu South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.26180&mlon=80.81395#map=17/9.26180/80.81395) Bank NSB · Mullaitivu Town 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.27021&mlon=80.81535#map=17/9.27021/80.81535) Petrol pump Lanka Filling Station · Mullaitivu South 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.26388&mlon=80.81093#map=17/9.26388/80.81093) Hotel Ocean Park Resort · Mullaitivu Town 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.26667&mlon=80.81670#map=17/9.26667/80.81670) School Mu/Mullaitivu Muslim Vidyalayam · Mullaitivu Town 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.26644&mlon=80.81757#map=17/9.26644/80.81757) College mullaitivu technical college · Mullaitivu South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25753&mlon=80.81011#map=17/9.25753/80.81011) Police station Mulliyawalai Police Station · Mulliyawalai West 8.5 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 Mullaitivu Town Places mapped inside Mullaitivu Town in open map data, by type. - Banks1 - Hotels1 - Schools1 - Restaurants1 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 - Kokuthoduvai North - Kovilkudiyiruppu - Kumarapuram - Kumulamunai Centre - Kumulamunai East - Kumulamunai West - Mamoolai - Manalkudiyiruppu - Mathavalasingankulam - Mullaitivu South - 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 Mullaitivu Town?In Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mullaitivu Town?Kovilkudiyiruppu, Manalkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu South and Vannankulam - What is there to see in Mullaitivu Town?Ocean park benches, Lake with crocodiles STP, Mullivaikkal massacre, Tamilmani Ariyan Poigai - What time zone is Mullaitivu Town in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Mullaitivu Town?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Mullaitivu Town?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mullaitivu Town?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Mullaitivu Town?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mullaitivu Town?Mullaitivu Divisional Hosprel, about 0.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mullaitivu Town?NSB, about 0.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mullaitivu Town?Lanka Filling Station, about 0.5 km from the centre - How many banks are in Mullaitivu Town?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Mullaitivu Town?LK4415145 (OCHA common operational dataset)