# Sooriyapura GN division, Kantale DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/sooriyapura/ Grama Niladhari division · Kantale DS Division # Sooriyapura Sooriyapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kantale DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **87.2 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 87.2km² - 12 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sooriyapura? Sooriyapura lies in [Kantale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/), [Trincomalee District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/), [Eastern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 13 other GN divisions: [Ariyamankerni](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/ariyamankerni/), [Ayiliyady](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/ayiliyady/), [Jayanthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/jayanthipura/), [Kanguvely](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/kanguvely/), [Majeed Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/majeed-nagar/), [Palliyagodella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/medirigiriya/palliyagodella/), [Pansalgodella](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/pansalgodella/), [Samagipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/samagipura/), [Seenipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/seenipura/), [Sirimangalapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/sirimangalapura/), [Upparu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/upparu/), [Wadigawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/polonnaruwa/medirigiriya/wadigawewa/) and [Wanela East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/wanela-east/). By area it is the 58th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 21.1% of [Kantale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/). The centre of Sooriyapura is about 210 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3137° N, 81.1496° E. Local names: සූරියපුර . 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 Sooriyapura Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Sooriyapura. - Chundankadu 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). ## Landscape and landmarks of Sooriyapura Named natural and historic features inside Sooriyapura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 rivers and streams. - Karappankodawela Aru - Thimbri Ela 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 Sooriyapura and the best time to visit Using the climate of Trincomalee District, the warmest month is May (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,565 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (327 mm) and the driest Jun (28 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 26 127 Feb 26 93 Mar 28 71 Apr 29 109 May 29 105 Jun 29 28 Jul 29 36 Aug 29 57 Sep 29 80 Oct 28 227 Nov 27 327 Dec 26 304 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Sooriyapura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Ayurvedic Hospital,Kiliveddy · Kiliveddi 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35149&mlon=81.28576#map=17/8.35149/81.28576) Bank Regional Development Bank Kantale · Kantale Town 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35846&mlon=81.00614#map=17/8.35846/81.00614) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Serunuwara 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32391&mlon=81.29997#map=17/8.32391/81.29997) Hotel New Akila Resort · Kantale Town South 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35288&mlon=81.00856#map=17/8.35288/81.00856) Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) School T/M/Kiliveddy.m.v · Kiliveddi 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34963&mlon=81.28606#map=17/8.34963/81.28606) College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32189&mlon=81.29938#map=17/8.32189/81.29938) 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 Kantale DS Division - Agbopura - Batukachchiya - Bhathiyagama - Ganthalawa Unit 11 - Ganthalawa Unit 12 - Jayanthipura - Kantale Town - Kantale Town South - Pansalgodella - Peraru East - Peraru Unit 02 - Peraru West - Rajaela Unit 03 - Rajaela Unit 04 - Rajaela Unit 05 - Rajawewa - Seenipura - Vendrasanpura Unit 14 - Vendrasanpura Unit 15 - Vendrasanpura Unit 16 - Wanela East - Wanela West ## Quick answers - Where is Sooriyapura?In Kantale DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sooriyapura?Ariyamankerni, Ayiliyady, Jayanthipura, Kanguvely, Majeed Nagar, Palliyagodella, Pansalgodella, Samagipura, Seenipura, Sirimangalapura, Upparu, Wadigawewa and Wanela East - How many villages are in Sooriyapura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Sooriyapura?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sooriyapura?Ayurvedic Hospital,Kiliveddy, about 16 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sooriyapura?Regional Development Bank Kantale, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sooriyapura?People's Bank, about 31 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sooriyapura?Ceypetco, about 17 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sooriyapura?LK5321035 (OCHA common operational dataset)