# Kuchchaveli GN division, Kuchchaweli DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/kuchchaveli/ Grama Niladhari division · Kuchchaweli DS Division # Kuchchaveli Kuchchaveli is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **39.6 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 39.6km² - 3mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Kuchchaveli? Kuchchaveli 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 5 other GN divisions: [Cassimnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/cassimnagar/), [Kivulakadawala](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/kivulakadawala/), [Mailawewa](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/mailawewa/), [Pulikandikulama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/gomarankadawala/pulikandikulama/) and [Veerancholai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/veerancholai/). By area it is the 181st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 8.9% of [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/). The centre of Kuchchaveli is about 245 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.7905° N, 81.0509° E. Local names: කුච්චවේලි . 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 Kuchchaveli Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Kuchchaveli. - Kuchchaveli 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 Kuchchaveli Named natural and historic features inside Kuchchaveli, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 17 reservoirs and tanks. - Alan Kulam - Caparavali Kulam - Chamalan Kulam - Cheddi Kulam - Chemp Kulam - Chinna Kulam - Ethandamurippu Kulam - Kalavettu Kulam - Kinal Tank - Marukkaran Kulam - Panankkaddi Kulam - Pannichchan Kulam - Periyachembi Kulam - Poikaik Kulam - Suripulavai Kulam - Theempila Kulam - Uttu Kulam ### Forests and nature 1 forest. - Thananparichchan 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 Kuchchaveli 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 Kuchchaveli Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kuchchaveli Divisional Hospital · Kuchchaveli 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81885&mlon=81.09715#map=17/8.81885/81.09715) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Nilaveli 20 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67988&mlon=81.19503#map=17/8.67988/81.19503) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 29 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Lanka Fuel Mart · Vallaiyoothu 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.72019&mlon=81.17469#map=17/8.72019/81.17469) Hotel Cocovillabeach · Veerancholai 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81180&mlon=81.10601#map=17/8.81180/81.10601) Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 27 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) School T/Vevekanda Maha Vidyalayam · Kuchchaveli 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81517&mlon=81.10105#map=17/8.81517/81.10105) College Languages and Communication studies -Trincomalee Campus · Nilaveli 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68347&mlon=81.19061#map=17/8.68347/81.19061) Police station Police Kuchchaveli · Kuchchaveli 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81900&mlon=81.09993#map=17/8.81900/81.09993) 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 Kuchchaveli Places mapped inside Kuchchaveli in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools1 - Police stations1 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 - Iqbalnagar - Irakkandy - Iranaikerni - Jayanagar - Kaddukulam - Kallampattu - 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 Kuchchaveli?In Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Kuchchaveli?Cassimnagar, Kivulakadawala, Mailawewa, Pulikandikulama and Veerancholai - How many villages are in Kuchchaveli?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Kuchchaveli?17 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Kuchchaveli?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Kuchchaveli?Kuchchaveli Divisional Hospital, about 6.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Kuchchaveli?Bank of Ceylon, about 20 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Kuchchaveli?People's Bank, about 29 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Kuchchaveli?Lanka Fuel Mart, about 16 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Kuchchaveli?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Kuchchaveli?LK5306050 (OCHA common operational dataset)