Padaviya Divisional Secretariat: facts

At a glance

• Country: Sri Lanka
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 8.8450° N, 80.7625° E
• Time zone: Asia/Colombo (UTC+05:30)
• Currency: Rupee (LKR)
• Distance to the capital, Colombo: 235 km (146 mi), straight line

Getting there

• China Bay Airport (TRR): 57 km (36 mi), straight line
• Jaffna International Airport (JAF): 130 km (81 mi), straight line
• Batticaloa International Airport (BTC): 162 km (101 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Vavuniya: 31 km (19 mi)
• Mullaittivu: 47 km (29 mi)
• Trincomalee: 59 km (37 mi)
• Anuradhapura: 71 km (44 mi)
• Mannar: 98 km (61 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Trincomalee, 59 km (37 mi)