# Kurinchamunai GN division, Manmunai West DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/kurinchamunai/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai West DS Division # Kurinchamunai Kurinchamunai is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **9.95 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 9.9km² - 3mapped services - 18 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kurinchamunai? Kurinchamunai lies in [Manmunai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/), [Batticaloa District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 5 other GN divisions: [Mandapathadi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/mandapathadi/), [Paruththichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/paruththichenai/), [Pavatkodichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/pavatkodichenai/), [Puthumandapaththadi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/puthumandapaththadi/) and [Vavunativu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/vavunativu/). By area it is the 1222nd largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Manmunai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/). The centre of Kurinchamunai is about 213 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6686° N, 81.6348° E. Local names: කුරින්චාමුණෙයි . 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 Kurinchamunai Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Kurinchamunai. Settlements here lie between about 6 m and 22 m above sea level (median 18 m). - Kalimadu - Kayanmadukandam - Pampanchenai - Puliyadimadu 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 Kurinchamunai and the best time to visit Using the climate of Batticaloa District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). About 1,664 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Dec (331 mm) and the driest Jun (35 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 25 152 Feb 26 113 Mar 27 86 Apr 28 120 May 29 106 Jun 28 35 Jul 28 37 Aug 29 50 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 222 Nov 26 331 Dec 25 331 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Kurinchamunai Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Puthumandapaththady Hospital · Puthumandapaththadi 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65469&mlon=81.65689#map=17/7.65469/81.65689) Bank Bank of Celylon Vavunathivu · Vavunativu 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69588&mlon=81.65485#map=17/7.69588/81.65485) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.79463&mlon=81.58001#map=17/7.79463/81.58001) Petrol pump CK Gonzaga Filling Station · Kokkuvil 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72952&mlon=81.67342#map=17/7.72952/81.67342) Hotel Manresa Retreat House · Thiruperunthurai 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72372&mlon=81.66596#map=17/7.72372/81.66596) Mall Soft Magic Kalmunai · LK5221215 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.41406&mlon=81.82716#map=17/7.41406/81.82716) School BT/BW/Kayanmadu GTMS · Kurinchamunai 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.66950&mlon=81.65381#map=17/7.66950/81.65381) College College Of Nursing · Puliyantivu South 7.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.70692&mlon=81.68938#map=17/7.70692/81.68938) Police station Puthumandapaththady Police · Puthumandapaththadi 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.65496&mlon=81.66291#map=17/7.65496/81.66291) 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 Kurinchamunai Places mapped inside Kurinchamunai 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 Manmunai West DS Division - Ayiththiyamalai North - Ayiththiyamalai South - Eachchantivu - Ganthinagar - Iluppadichenai - Kaanchirankudah - Kannankudah - Karaiyakkantivu - Karaveddi - Koththiyapulai - Mahilavedduvaan - Mandapathadi - Mankikaddu - Naavatkaadu - Narippulthoddam - Nediyamadu - Panchenai - Paruththichenai - Pavatkodichenai - Puthumandapaththadi - Unnichchai - Vavunativu - Vilavedduwan ## Quick answers - Where is Kurinchamunai?In Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kurinchamunai?Mandapathadi, Paruththichenai, Pavatkodichenai, Puthumandapaththadi and Vavunativu - How many villages are in Kurinchamunai?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Kurinchamunai?Settlements lie between 6 m and 22 m - What is the best time to visit Kurinchamunai?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kurinchamunai?Puthumandapaththady Hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kurinchamunai?Bank of Celylon Vavunathivu, about 3.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kurinchamunai?Peoples Bank ATM, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kurinchamunai?CK Gonzaga Filling Station, about 8.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Kurinchamunai?LK5121065 (OCHA common operational dataset)