# Koolamurippu GN division, Oddusuddan DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/koolamurippu/

Grama Niladhari division · Oddusuddan DS Division 

# Koolamurippu

Koolamurippu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province. It covers **10.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 10.9km²
- 1mapped services
- 41 mtypical elevation

## Where is Koolamurippu?

Koolamurippu lies in [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/), [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: [Karuvelankandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/karuvelankandal/), [Mannakandal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/puthukkudiyiruppu/mannakandal/), [Mulliyawalai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-centre/), [Mulliyawalai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/maritimepattu/mulliyawalai-west/), [Pandaravanni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/pandaravanni/), [Peraru](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/peraru/) and [Periyaithimadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/periyaithimadu/). By area it is the 1084th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Oddusuddan DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/). The centre of Koolamurippu is about 267 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.1860° N, 80.7036° E. Local names: කූලමුරිප්පු .

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 Koolamurippu

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Koolamurippu.

- Kulamurippu

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 Koolamurippu

Named natural and historic features inside Koolamurippu, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Kulamutippu Kulam
- Panichchai 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 Koolamurippu 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 Koolamurippu

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Divisional Hospital Oddusuddan · Vithyapuram 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16278&mlon=80.66048#map=17/9.16278/80.66048) 

Bank BOC · Vithyapuram 6.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.15575&mlon=80.65229#map=17/9.15575/80.65229) 

ATM HNB · Anandapuram 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.37266&mlon=80.40931#map=17/9.37266/80.40931) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Neeravippiddy East 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.22540&mlon=80.79470#map=17/9.22540/80.79470) 

Hotel Hotel anuhas · Mulliyawalai West 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.21667&mlon=80.73330#map=17/9.21667/80.73330) 

School Mu/Koolamurippu GTMS · Koolamurippu 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.18955&mlon=80.71019#map=17/9.18955/80.71019) 

College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) 

Police station Oddusuddan Police Station · Vithyapuram 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16133&mlon=80.65229#map=17/9.16133/80.65229) 

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 Koolamurippu

Places mapped inside Koolamurippu 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 Oddusuddan DS Division

- Ampakamam
- Ganeshapuram
- Indupuram
- Kanagarathinapuram
- Karuvelankandal
- Katchilaimadu
- Kathaliyarsamalankulam
- Manavalanpaddamurippu
- Mankulam
- Muththuaiyankaddukulam
- Muthuvinayagapuram
- Oddusuddan
- Olumadu
- Othiyamalai
- Palampasi
- Pandaravanni
- Panikkankulam
- Peraru
- Periyaithimadu
- Periyakulam
- Puliyankulam
- Thachchadampan
- Thaddayarmalai
- Thanduvan
- Thirumurukandi
- Vithyapuram

## Quick answers

- Where is Koolamurippu?In Oddusuddan DS Division, Mullaitivu District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Koolamurippu?Karuvelankandal, Mannakandal, Mulliyawalai Centre, Mulliyawalai West, Pandaravanni, Peraru and Periyaithimadu
- How many villages are in Koolamurippu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Koolamurippu?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Koolamurippu?January to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Koolamurippu?Divisional Hospital Oddusuddan, about 5.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Koolamurippu?BOC, about 6.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Koolamurippu?HNB, about 38 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Koolamurippu?Lanka IOC, about 11 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Koolamurippu?LK4412040 (OCHA common operational dataset)
