# Vendrasanpura Unit 16 GN division, Kantale DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/vendrasanpura-unit-16/ Grama Niladhari division · Kantale DS Division # Vendrasanpura Unit 16 Vendrasanpura Unit 16 is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kantale DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **24.2 km²**. - 24.2km² ## Where is Vendrasanpura Unit 16? Vendrasanpura Unit 16 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 12 other GN divisions: [Ayiliyady](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/ayiliyady/), [Galmetiyawa South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/galmetiyawa-south/), [Ganthalawa Unit 11](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/ganthalawa-unit-11/), [Ganthalawa Unit 12](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/ganthalawa-unit-12/), [Jayanthipura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/jayanthipura/), [Mollipothana](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/mollipothana/), [Mollipothana East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/mollipothana-east/), [Parangiyawadiya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/north-central/anuradhapura/horowpathana/parangiyawadiya/), [Rajaela Unit 04](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/rajaela-unit-04/), [Vendrasanpura Unit 14](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/vendrasanpura-unit-14/), [Vendrasanpura Unit 15](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/vendrasanpura-unit-15/) and [Wanela West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/wanela-west/). By area it is the 361st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.9% of [Kantale DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kantale/). The centre of Vendrasanpura Unit 16 is about 210 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4187° N, 81.0224° E. Local names: වෙන්ඩ්‍රාසන්පුර ඒ . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Landscape and landmarks of Vendrasanpura Unit 16 Named natural and historic features inside Vendrasanpura Unit 16, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Kuruncha Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Pareipanjan 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 Vendrasanpura Unit 16 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 Vendrasanpura Unit 16 Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Base Hospital - Kanthale · Kantale Town 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36689&mlon=81.00494#map=17/8.36689/81.00494) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Kantale Town 6.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36109&mlon=81.00512#map=17/8.36109/81.00512) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Bhathiyagama 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.37649&mlon=81.00771#map=17/8.37649/81.00771) Hotel Lake Front Rest - Kanthale · Kantale Town 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36715&mlon=80.99867#map=17/8.36715/80.99867) Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) School T/KIN/Buhary Nager Muslim Maha Vidyalayam, Mullipothana · Mollipothana 3.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.43572&mlon=81.05209#map=17/8.43572/81.05209) College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) Police station Police Station - Agbopura · Agbopura 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32070&mlon=80.96893#map=17/8.32070/80.96893) 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 - Sooriyapura - Vendrasanpura Unit 14 - Vendrasanpura Unit 15 - Wanela East - Wanela West ## Quick answers - Where is Vendrasanpura Unit 16?In Kantale DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Vendrasanpura Unit 16?Ayiliyady, Galmetiyawa South, Ganthalawa Unit 11, Ganthalawa Unit 12, Jayanthipura, Mollipothana, Mollipothana East, Parangiyawadiya, Rajaela Unit 04, Vendrasanpura Unit 14, Vendrasanpura Unit 15 and Wanela West - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Vendrasanpura Unit 16?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Vendrasanpura Unit 16?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Vendrasanpura Unit 16?Base Hospital - Kanthale, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Vendrasanpura Unit 16?Bank of Ceylon, about 6.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Vendrasanpura Unit 16?People's Bank, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Vendrasanpura Unit 16?Lanka IOC, about 5.0 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Vendrasanpura Unit 16?LK5321005 (OCHA common operational dataset)