# Soorangal GN division, Kinniya DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/soorangal/

Grama Niladhari division · Kinniya DS Division 

# Soorangal

Soorangal is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kinniya DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **9.86 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 9.9km²
- 8 mtypical elevation

## Where is Soorangal?

Soorangal 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ayiliyady](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/ayiliyady/), [Kachchakodithivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/kachchakodithivu/), [Kakkamunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/kakkamunai/), [Maniarasankulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/maniarasankulam/), [Naduuttu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/naduuttu/) and [Thampalagauwa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/thambalagamuwa/thampalagauwa/). By area it is the 1241st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 6.5% of [Kinniya DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/). The centre of Soorangal is about 220 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4615° N, 81.1201° E. Local names: සූරංගල් .

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 Soorangal

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Soorangal.

- Vanniyamadu

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 Soorangal 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
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- Mar
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- May
- Jun
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- Aug
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- Nov
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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 Soorangal

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital hospital area · Kovil Kudiyiruppu 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.47750&mlon=81.10929#map=17/8.47750/81.10929) 

Bank BOC Kinniya · Kinniya 8.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50246&mlon=81.17974#map=17/8.50246/81.17974) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 17 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump 99 Filling Station · Mollipothana North 6.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45369&mlon=81.06243#map=17/8.45369/81.06243) 

Hotel Kinniya Inn and Suites · Mancholaichenai 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49865&mlon=81.19093#map=17/8.49865/81.19093) 

Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) 

School T/Kin/ Centrel College National School · Kuddikarachchi 7.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49669&mlon=81.17975#map=17/8.49669/81.17975) 

College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 7.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) 

Police station Kinniya Police Station · Mancholaichenai 8.7 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
- Poovarasanthivu
- Rahumaniyanagar
- Samavachchathivu
- Sinna Kinniya
- Upparu

## Quick answers

- Where is Soorangal?In Kinniya DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Soorangal?Ayiliyady, Kachchakodithivu, Kakkamunai, Maniarasankulam, Naduuttu and Thampalagauwa
- How many villages are in Soorangal?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Soorangal?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Soorangal?hospital area, about 2.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Soorangal?BOC Kinniya, about 8.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Soorangal?People's Bank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Soorangal?99 Filling Station, about 6.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Soorangal?LK5324150 (OCHA common operational dataset)