# Sammanthurai 08 GN division, Sammanthurai DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/sammanthurai-08/ Grama Niladhari division · Sammanthurai DS Division # Sammanthurai 08 Sammanthurai 08 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Sammanthurai DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province. It covers **0.89 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.9km² - 1mapped services - 3 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sammanthurai 08? Sammanthurai 08 lies in [Sammanthurai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/), [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 8 other GN divisions: [Sammanthurai 06](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/sammanthurai-06/), [Sammanthurai 07](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/sammanthurai-07/), [Sammanthurai 09](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/sammanthurai-09/), [Sammanthurai 10](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/sammanthurai-10/), [Sammanthurai TD 01](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/sammanthurai-td-01/), [Sorikalmunai 1](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/navithanveli/sorikalmunai-1/), [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 10638th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.8% of [Sammanthurai DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/ampara/sammanthurai/). The centre of Sammanthurai 08 is about 221 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.3813° N, 81.8008° E. Local names: සම්මන්තුර 08 . 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 Sammanthurai 08 Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Sammanthurai 08. - Sorikalmunai 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). ## Weather in Sammanthurai 08 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 - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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 Sammanthurai 08 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital Sammanthurai · Sammanthurai TD 04 2.0 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 2.1 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 2.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37161&mlon=81.81986#map=17/7.37161/81.81986) Hotel V.A Raheem · Vilinayadi 03 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36038&mlon=81.80216#map=17/7.36038/81.80216) Mall Marwa Mart · Maddakalaputharavai 02 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.36600&mlon=81.81214#map=17/7.36600/81.81214) School AL- Ameer Vidiyalayam Sammanthurai · Sammanthurai TD 01 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.37285&mlon=81.80398#map=17/7.37285/81.80398) College British College · Sammanthurai 09 1.5 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 2.1 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sammanthurai 08 Places mapped inside Sammanthurai 08 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 Sammanthurai DS Division - Block 'J' East 01 - Block 'J' East 02 - Block 'J' East 03 - Block 'J' West 01 - Block 'J' West 02 - Kallarichchel 01 - Kallarichchel 02 - Kallarichchel 03 - Karuwaddukal 01 - Karuwaddukal 02 - Karuwaddukal 03 - Maddakalaputharavai 01 - Maddakalaputharavai 02 - Malayadikiramam 01 - Malayadikiramam 02 - Malayadikiramam 03 - Malayadikiramam 04 - Malkampiddy - Malwatte 01 - Malwatte 02 - Malwatte 03 - Malwatte 04 - Sammanthurai 01 - Sammanthurai 02 - Sammanthurai 03 - Sammanthurai 04 - Sammanthurai 05 - Sammanthurai 06 - Sammanthurai 07 - Sammanthurai 09 - Sammanthurai 10 - Sammanthurai 11 - Sammanthurai 12 - Sammanthurai TD 01 - Sammanthurai TD 02 - Sammanthurai TD 03 - Sammanthurai TD 04 - Sennelgramam 01 - Sennelgramam 02 - Udanga 01 - Udanga 02 - Valathapitty 01 - Valathapitty 02 - Veeramunai 01 - Veeramunai 02 - Veeramunai 03 - Veeramunai 04 - Vilinayadi 01 - Vilinayadi 02 - Vilinayadi 03 ## Quick answers - Where is Sammanthurai 08?In Sammanthurai DS Division, Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sammanthurai 08?Sammanthurai 06, Sammanthurai 07, Sammanthurai 09, Sammanthurai 10, Sammanthurai TD 01, Sorikalmunai 1, Sorikalmunai 3 and Veeramunai 01 - How many villages are in Sammanthurai 08?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Sammanthurai 08?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sammanthurai 08?Base Hospital Sammanthurai, about 2.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sammanthurai 08?Bank of Cylon Sammanthurai, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sammanthurai 08?People's Bank ATM, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sammanthurai 08?Sinopec Filling Station, about 2.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sammanthurai 08?LK5218010 (OCHA common operational dataset)