# Uppumaveli GN division, Maritimepattu DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/uppumaveli/ Grama Niladhari division · Maritimepattu DS Division # Uppumaveli Uppumaveli is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **8.87 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.9km² - 1mapped service ## Where is Uppumaveli? Uppumaveli 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/), [Chilawattai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/chilawattai-south/) and [Kumarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/kumarapuram/). By area it is the 1416th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Maritimepattu DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/). The centre of Uppumaveli is about 275 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 7.0 km from Mullaitivu, the main town of Maritimepattu DS Division. The centre point is at 9.2099° N, 80.8338° E. Local names: උප්පුමාවේලි . 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 Uppumaveli ### Nearby, outside Uppumaveli - Ocean park benches · attraction, Manalkudiyiruppu7.0 km - Tamilmani Ariyan Poigai · monument, Mulliyawalai Centre7.1 km - Lake with crocodiles STP · attraction, Selvapuram7.4 km - Mullivaikkal massacre · memorial, Mullivaikkal East12 km - Road to subarine · attraction, Mullivaikkal West15 km - Abandoned LTTE Submarine Yard · attraction, Mullivaikkal West16 km - Memorial tamil tiger · attraction, Manthuvil17 km - Monument of Victory · monument, Anandapuram17 km - LTTE Leadership Bunker · attraction, Puthukudiyiruppu West19 km - Chuvantamuripu Ruins · ruins, Janakapura20 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: Uppumaveli - 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) · Trincomalee84 km - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna106 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 06:14, 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 Uppumaveli Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Uppumaveli. - Uduppukulam 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 Uppumaveli Named natural and historic features inside Uppumaveli, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Kalpana Kulam - Palaikadduvan Kulam - Periya Upputulakai Kulam - Uduppu 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 Uppumaveli 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 Uppumaveli Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District General Hospital Mullaitivu · Kumarapuram 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.22691&mlon=80.80050#map=17/9.22691/80.80050) Bank BOC · Thanneerudru West 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.22399&mlon=80.78842#map=17/9.22399/80.78842) Petrol pump Kumaaraiah Mahendran · Kumarapuram 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.22762&mlon=80.79896#map=17/9.22762/80.79896) Hotel Red Cross Bungalow · Mullaitivu South 5.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.25672&mlon=80.81120#map=17/9.25672/80.81120) School Mu/Uduppukulam Tamil Vidyalayam · Uppumaveli 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.20317&mlon=80.83005#map=17/9.20317/80.83005) College mullaitivu technical college · Mullaitivu South 5.9 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 8.1 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 Uppumaveli Places mapped inside Uppumaveli 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 - Thannimurippu - Vannankulam - Vattapalai ## Quick answers - Where is Uppumaveli?In Maritimepattu DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Uppumaveli?Alampil North, Chilawattai South and Kumarapuram - What is there to see in Uppumaveli?Ocean park benches, Tamilmani Ariyan Poigai, Lake with crocodiles STP, Mullivaikkal massacre - What time zone is Uppumaveli in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Uppumaveli?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Uppumaveli?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Uppumaveli?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Uppumaveli?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Uppumaveli?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Uppumaveli?District General Hospital Mullaitivu, about 4.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Uppumaveli?BOC, about 5.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uppumaveli?Kumaaraiah Mahendran, about 4.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uppumaveli?LK4415220 (OCHA common operational dataset)