# Thannimurippu GN division, Maritimepattu DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/thannimurippu/ Grama Niladhari division · Maritimepattu DS Division # Thannimurippu Thannimurippu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **49.6 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 49.6km² - 1mapped services ## Where is Thannimurippu? Thannimurippu 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 9 other GN divisions: [Kumulamunai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-centre/), [Kumulamunai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-east/), [Kumulamunai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumulamunai-west/), [Mulliyawalai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-centre/), [Mulliyawalai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-south/), [Othiyamalai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/othiyamalai/), [Palampasi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/palampasi/), [Periyaithimadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/periyaithimadu/) and [Thanduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thanduvan/). By area it is the 128th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.1% of [Maritimepattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/). The centre of Thannimurippu is about 262 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 19 km from Mullaitivu, the main town of Maritimepattu DS Division. The centre point is at 9.1065° N, 80.7712° E. Local names: තන්නිමුරිප්පු . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Thannimurippu Named natural and historic features inside Thannimurippu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 5 reservoirs and tanks; 2 rivers and streams. - Chinna Kulam - Kuruntan Kulam - Matavil Aru - Periyak Aru - Periyapuliyan Kulam - Sinnapuliyan Kulam - Viran Kulam 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 Thannimurippu 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 Thannimurippu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kiriibanwewa - Primary Medical Care Unit · Kiriibbanwewa 14 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 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16102&mlon=80.85720#map=17/9.16102/80.85720) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Shemmalai East 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.12726&mlon=80.87830#map=17/9.12726/80.87830) Hotel Hotel anuhas · Mulliyawalai West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21667&mlon=80.73330#map=17/9.21667/80.73330) School Arumugathankulam Government Tamil Mixed School · Thannimurippu 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.14168&mlon=80.80190#map=17/9.14168/80.80190) College AlHuda Institute Sri Lanka · Shemmalai East 9.7 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 12 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 Thannimurippu Places mapped inside Thannimurippu 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 - 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 - Uppumaveli - Vannankulam - Vattapalai ## Quick answers - Where is Thannimurippu?In Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Thannimurippu?Kumulamunai Centre, Kumulamunai East, Kumulamunai West, Mulliyawalai Centre, Mulliyawalai South, Othiyamalai, Palampasi, Periyaithimadu and Thanduvan - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Thannimurippu?5 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Thannimurippu?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Thannimurippu?Kiriibanwewa - Primary Medical Care Unit, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Thannimurippu?DIVINEGUMA COMMUNITY BASED BANK - CHEMMALAI, about 11 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Thannimurippu?Ceypetco, about 12 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Thannimurippu?LK4415205 (OCHA common operational dataset)