# Iqbalnagar GN division, Kuchchaweli DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/iqbalnagar/ Grama Niladhari division · Kuchchaweli DS Division # Iqbalnagar Iqbalnagar is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **5.13 km²**. Open map data shows 16 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 5.1km² - 16mapped services ## Where is Iqbalnagar? Iqbalnagar lies in [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/), [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 3 other GN divisions: [Eluppaikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/eluppaikulam/), [Periyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/periyakulam/) and [Veloor](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/veloor/). By area it is the 2850th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.1% of [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/). The centre of Iqbalnagar is about 242 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.6566° N, 81.1985° E. Local names: ඉක්බාල්නගර් . 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 Iqbalnagar Named natural and historic features inside Iqbalnagar, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank; 1 lake. - Tamarai Villu - Toduva Kulam ### Hills and mountains 1 hill. - Nilaveli Minor · 9 m 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 Iqbalnagar 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 Iqbalnagar Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Campus Dispensary · Periyakulam 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65490&mlon=81.21127#map=17/8.65490/81.21127) Bank Peples Bank · Periyakulam 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65429&mlon=81.21121#map=17/8.65429/81.21121) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 7.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Eluppaikulam 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62796&mlon=81.20488#map=17/8.62796/81.20488) Hotel Nilaveli Gates · Iqbalnagar 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.66982&mlon=81.19845#map=17/8.66982/81.19845) Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 5.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) School T/Mohamadiya Vidyalayam · Iqbalnagar 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65449&mlon=81.20042#map=17/8.65449/81.20042) College Faculty of Communication business studies- Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University ,Srilanka · Periyakulam 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65435&mlon=81.21125#map=17/8.65435/81.21125) Police station Uppuveli Police Station · Jinnanagar 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59372&mlon=81.21747#map=17/8.59372/81.21747) 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 Iqbalnagar Places mapped inside Iqbalnagar in open map data, by type. - Hotels11 - Schools1 - Restaurants4 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 Kuchchaweli DS Division - Cassimnagar - Gopalapuram - Irakkandy - Iranaikerni - Jayanagar - Kaddukulam - Kallampattu - Kuchchaveli - Kumburupiddy East - Kumburupiddy North - Kumburupiddy South - Nilaveli - Periyakulam - Pulmoddai Division No. 1 - Pulmoddai Division No. 2 - Pulmoddai Division No. 3 - Pulmoddai Division No. 4 - Senthoor - Thennamaranvadiya - Thiriyaya - Vallaiyoothu - Veerancholai - Veloor ## Quick answers - Where is Iqbalnagar?In Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Iqbalnagar?Eluppaikulam, Periyakulam and Veloor - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Iqbalnagar?1 named in GeoNames - What is the highest point in Iqbalnagar?Nilaveli Minor (9 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Iqbalnagar?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Iqbalnagar?Campus Dispensary, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Iqbalnagar?Peples Bank, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Iqbalnagar?People's Bank, about 7.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Iqbalnagar?Ceypetco, about 3.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Iqbalnagar?LK5306110 (OCHA common operational dataset)