# Poovarasanthivu GN division, Kinniya DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/poovarasanthivu/ Grama Niladhari division · Kinniya DS Division # Poovarasanthivu Poovarasanthivu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kinniya DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.94 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 1.9km² - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Poovarasanthivu? Poovarasanthivu lies in [Kinniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Echchanthivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/echchanthivu/), [Maharoof Gramam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/maharoof-gramam/), [Majeed Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/majeed-nagar/), [Samavachchathivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/samavachchathivu/) and [Upparu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/upparu/). By area it is the 7080th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.3% of [Kinniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/). The centre of Poovarasanthivu is about 224 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4602° N, 81.1814° E. Local names: පූවරසන්තීව් . 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 Poovarasanthivu Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Poovarasanthivu. - Poovarasanthevu 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 Poovarasanthivu 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 Poovarasanthivu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital District Ayurvedic Hospital- Kinniya · Kinniya 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50111&mlon=81.18042#map=17/8.50111/81.18042) Bank HNB Kinniya · Rahumaniyanagar 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50180&mlon=81.18851#map=17/8.50180/81.18851) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Mancholaichenai 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50024&mlon=81.19143#map=17/8.50024/81.19143) Hotel Kinniya Inn and Suites · Mancholaichenai 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49865&mlon=81.19093#map=17/8.49865/81.19093) Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 2.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) School Al Adaan School · Annalnagar 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48908&mlon=81.18783#map=17/8.48908/81.18783) College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 4.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) Police station Kinniya Police Station · Mancholaichenai 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49626&mlon=81.19062#map=17/8.49626/81.19062) 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 Kinniya DS Division - Alankerny - Annalnagar - Ayiliyady - Echchanthivu - Ehutharnagar - Faizalnagar - Idiman - Kachchakodithivu - Kakkamunai - Kattaiaru - Kinniya - Kuddikarachchi - Kurinchakerny - Maharoof Gramam - Maharuf Nagar - Majeed Nagar - Malinthurai - Mancholai - Mancholaichenai - Maniarasankulam - Munaichenai - Naduthivu - Naduuttu - Periya Kinniya - Periyathumunai - Rahumaniyanagar - Samavachchathivu - Sinna Kinniya - Soorangal - Upparu ## Quick answers - Where is Poovarasanthivu?In Kinniya DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Poovarasanthivu?Echchanthivu, Maharoof Gramam, Majeed Nagar, Samavachchathivu and Upparu - How many villages are in Poovarasanthivu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Poovarasanthivu?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Poovarasanthivu?District Ayurvedic Hospital- Kinniya, about 4.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Poovarasanthivu?HNB Kinniya, about 4.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Poovarasanthivu?People's Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poovarasanthivu?Lanka IOC, about 4.6 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Poovarasanthivu?LK5324100 (OCHA common operational dataset)