# Mamadu GN division, Vavuniya North DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/mamadu/ Grama Niladhari division · Vavuniya North DS Division # Mamadu Mamadu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province. It covers **10.7 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 10.7km² - 3mapped services - 44 mtypical elevation ## Where is Mamadu? Mamadu lies in [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/), [Vavuniya District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 6 other GN divisions: [Nedunkerny North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nedunkerny-north/), [Nedunkerny South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/nedunkerny-south/), [Olumadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/olumadu/), [Palampasi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/palampasi/), [Periyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/periyakulam/) and [Thanduvan](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/mullaitivu/oddusuddan/thanduvan/). By area it is the 1114th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.6% of [Vavuniya North DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/vavuniya/vavuniya-north/). The centre of Mamadu is about 254 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.0627° N, 80.6772° E. Local names: මාමඩු . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Know before you go: Mamadu - 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) · Trincomalee80 km - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna105 km ### Nearest railway station Puliyankulam (Puliyankulam South), about 20 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:47) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:14, sunset around 17:50). 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 Mamadu Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Mamadu. - Maamadu - Mamadu - Palampasi - Senaippulavu 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 Mamadu Named natural and historic features inside Mamadu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 reservoirs and tanks. - Eddimurinchan Kulam - Kurakkanpularu Kulam - Mamadu Kulam - Pudukadu Kulam - Tarachi Kulam - Vinachi 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 Mamadu and the best time to visit Using the climate of Vavuniya 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 Mamadu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny · Nedunkerny South 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05370&mlon=80.65287#map=17/9.05370/80.65287) Bank Peoples Bank · Nedunkerny South 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05712&mlon=80.65727#map=17/9.05712/80.65727) Petrol pump G.T. Linganathan · Nedunkerny North 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06393&mlon=80.66151#map=17/9.06393/80.66151) Hotel Jaffna Gateway · Kanagarayankulam South 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05331&mlon=80.51271#map=17/9.05331/80.51271) School V/Senaipulavu Umaiyal Vidyalayam · Mamadu 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.05710&mlon=80.66764#map=17/9.05710/80.66764) College District Agricultural Training Centre · Vithyapuram 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.16148&mlon=80.66163#map=17/9.16148/80.66163) Police station Nedunkerny Police · Nedunkerny South 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.06085&mlon=80.66037#map=17/9.06085/80.66037) 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 Mamadu Places mapped inside Mamadu in open map data, by type. - Schools3 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 Vavuniya North DS Division - Anandar Pulliyankulam - Kanagarayankulam North - Kanagarayankulam South - Katkulam - Kulavisuddan - Mannakulam - Marailuppai - Maruthoddai - Nainamadu - Nedunkerny North - Nedunkerny South - Olumadu - Paddikudiyiruppu - Paranthan - Puliyankulam North - Puliyankulam South - Sinnadampan - Unchalkaddy - Vedivaithakallu ## Quick answers - Where is Mamadu?In Vavuniya North DS Division, Vavuniya District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Mamadu?Nedunkerny North, Nedunkerny South, Olumadu, Palampasi, Periyakulam and Thanduvan - What time zone is Mamadu in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Mamadu?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Mamadu?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Mamadu?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Mamadu?6 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Mamadu?January to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Mamadu?Divisional Hospital - Nedunkerny, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Mamadu?Peoples Bank, about 2.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mamadu?G.T. Linganathan, about 1.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Mamadu?LK4303045 (OCHA common operational dataset)