# Vavunativu GN division, Manmunai West DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/vavunativu/ Grama Niladhari division · Manmunai West DS Division # Vavunativu Vavunativu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province. It covers **7.46 km²**. Open map data shows 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 7.5km² - 4mapped services ## Where is Vavunativu? Vavunativu 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 4 other GN divisions: [Karaveddi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/karaveddi/), [Kurinchamunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/kurinchamunai/), [Mankikaddu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/mankikaddu/) and [Pavatkodichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/pavatkodichenai/). By area it is the 1758th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.7% of [Manmunai West DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/manmunai-west/). The centre of Vavunativu is about 214 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 7.6857° N, 81.6389° E. Local names: වව්නතිව් . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Vavunativu ### Nearby, outside Vavunativu - Mahatma Gandhi Statue · memorial, Puliyantivu Central7.3 km - Natural History and Science Museum · museum, Puliyantivu East7.4 km - Reverend William Ault · memorial, Puliyantivu East7.4 km - Batticaloa Fort · castle or fort, Puliyantivu East7.5 km - Heritage Museum, Kattankudy · museum, Kattankudy Division 6 West10 km - Kattankudy Beach · beach, New Kattankudy North11 km - M.S.W.Cultural hall · museum, Kokkadicholai11 km - Arayampathy Beach · beach, Selvanagar East12 km - selvapuram cemetery · memorial, Selvapuram16 km - Kaluwankerny Beach · beach, Kaluwankerny 117 km - Cemetery · memorial, Ganthipuram18 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Vavunativu - 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 - Batticaloa International Airport (BTC) · Batticaloa4.7 km - China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee107 km ### Nearest railway station Batticaloa (Thamaraikerny), about 7.9 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 05:46) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:08, sunset around 17:48). 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. ## Landscape and landmarks of Vavunativu Named natural and historic features inside Vavunativu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Vadda Aru - Vedda Aru - Veli Aru 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 Vavunativu 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 Vavunativu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Vavunathivu MOH · Vavunativu 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69727&mlon=81.65466#map=17/7.69727/81.65466) Bank Bank of Celylon Vavunathivu · Vavunativu 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69588&mlon=81.65485#map=17/7.69588/81.65485) ATM Peoples Bank ATM · Vantharumoolai West 14 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 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72952&mlon=81.67342#map=17/7.72952/81.67342) Hotel Manresa Retreat House · Thiruperunthurai 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72372&mlon=81.66596#map=17/7.72372/81.66596) Mall Naasar Store · Sainthamaruthu 12 40 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.39320&mlon=81.84344#map=17/7.39320/81.84344) School BT/BW/Parameswara Vidyalayam · Vavunativu 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69718&mlon=81.65387#map=17/7.69718/81.65387) College Faculty of Health-Care Sciences · Kokkuvil 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.72783&mlon=81.66856#map=17/7.72783/81.66856) Police station Police Station Vavunathivu · Vavunativu 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.69645&mlon=81.65364#map=17/7.69645/81.65364) 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 Vavunativu Places mapped inside Vavunativu in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 - Kurinchamunai - Mahilavedduvaan - Mandapathadi - Mankikaddu - Naavatkaadu - Narippulthoddam - Nediyamadu - Panchenai - Paruththichenai - Pavatkodichenai - Puthumandapaththadi - Unnichchai - Vilavedduwan ## Quick answers - Where is Vavunativu?In Manmunai West DS Division, Batticaloa District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vavunativu?Karaveddi, Kurinchamunai, Mankikaddu and Pavatkodichenai - What is there to see in Vavunativu?Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Natural History and Science Museum, Reverend William Ault, Batticaloa Fort - What time zone is Vavunativu in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Vavunativu?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Vavunativu?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - What is the best time to visit Vavunativu?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Vavunativu?Vavunathivu MOH, about 2.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vavunativu?Bank of Celylon Vavunathivu, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Vavunativu?Peoples Bank ATM, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vavunativu?CK Gonzaga Filling Station, about 6.2 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Vavunativu?1 mapped - How many banks are in Vavunativu?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Vavunativu?LK5121040 (OCHA common operational dataset)