# Sorikalmunai 1 GN division, Navithanveli DS Division

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Grama Niladhari division · Navithanveli DS Division 

# Sorikalmunai 1

Sorikalmunai 1 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Navithanveli DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.73 km²**.

- 2.7km²

## Where is Sorikalmunai 1?

Sorikalmunai 1 lies in [Navithanveli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/), [Ampara District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 7 other GN divisions: [Central Camp 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/central-camp-01/), [Chalambaikerny 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/chalambaikerny-01/), [Sammanthurai 08](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/sammanthurai-08/), [Sammanthurai TD 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/sammanthurai-td-01/), [Sorikalmunai 2](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/sorikalmunai-2/), [Sorikalmunai 3](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/sorikalmunai-3/) and [Veeramunai 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/veeramunai-01/). By area it is the 5396th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.4% of [Navithanveli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/). The centre of Sorikalmunai 1 is about 220 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3900° N, 81.7874° E. Local names: සොරිකල්මුණ 1 .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Sorikalmunai 1 and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Ampara District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,693 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (281 mm) and the driest Jul (58 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **February to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
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- Jul
- Aug
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- Nov
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Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 150 

Feb 26 106 

Mar 28 94 

Apr 28 152 

May 29 131 

Jun 29 68 

Jul 29 58 

Aug 29 67 

Sep 28 110 

Oct 28 217 

Nov 27 281 

Dec 26 259 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sorikalmunai 1

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Base Hospital Sammanthurai · Sammanthurai TD 04 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36839&mlon=81.81282#map=17/7.36839/81.81282) 

Bank Bank of Cylon Sammanthurai · Karuwaddukal 02 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36240&mlon=81.80148#map=17/7.36240/81.80148) 

ATM People's Bank ATM · Senanayakepura 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.29100&mlon=81.67385#map=17/7.29100/81.67385) 

Petrol pump Sinopec Filling Station · Mavadipalli West 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37161&mlon=81.81986#map=17/7.37161/81.81986) 

Hotel V.A Raheem · Vilinayadi 03 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36038&mlon=81.80216#map=17/7.36038/81.80216) 

Mall Marwa Mart · Maddakalaputharavai 02 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36600&mlon=81.81214#map=17/7.36600/81.81214) 

School Veeramunai RKM Vidyalaya · Veeramunai 01 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37211&mlon=81.79732#map=17/7.37211/81.79732) 

College British College · Sammanthurai 09 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36759&mlon=81.80059#map=17/7.36759/81.80059) 

Police station Police Station Sammanthurai · Maddakalaputharavai 02 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36506&mlon=81.81125#map=17/7.36506/81.81125) 

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.

## Other GN divisions in Navithanveli DS Division

- Annamalai 01
- Annamalai 02
- Annamalai 03
- Central Camp 01
- Central Camp 02
- Central Camp 03
- Central Camp 04
- Central Camp 05
- Central Camp 06
- Chalambaikerny 01
- Chalambaikerny 02
- Chalambaikerny 03
- Chalambaikerny 04
- Chalambaikerny 05
- Chavalakade
- Navithanveli 01
- Navithanveli 02
- Sorikalmunai 2
- Sorikalmunai 3

## Quick answers

- Where is Sorikalmunai 1?In Navithanveli DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Sorikalmunai 1?Central Camp 01, Chalambaikerny 01, Sammanthurai 08, Sammanthurai TD 01, Sorikalmunai 2, Sorikalmunai 3 and Veeramunai 01
- What is the best time to visit Sorikalmunai 1?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Sorikalmunai 1?Base Hospital Sammanthurai, about 3.7 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Sorikalmunai 1?Bank of Cylon Sammanthurai, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Sorikalmunai 1?People's Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sorikalmunai 1?Sinopec Filling Station, about 4.1 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Sorikalmunai 1?LK5216065 (OCHA common operational dataset)