# Senthoor GN division, Kuchchaweli DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/senthoor/

Grama Niladhari division · Kuchchaweli DS Division 

# Senthoor

Senthoor is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **8.81 km²**. Open map data shows 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 8.8km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Senthoor?

Senthoor 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 4 other GN divisions: [Cassimnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/cassimnagar/), [Jayanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/jayanagar/), [Kaddukulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/kaddukulam/) and [Thiriyaya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/thiriyaya/). By area it is the 1428th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.0% of [Kuchchaweli DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/). The centre of Senthoor is about 252 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.8612° N, 81.0507° E. Local names: සෙන්තූර් .

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 Senthoor

Named natural and historic features inside Senthoor, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream.

- Karaivelli Kulam
- Kunchikumban Ara
- Navatkani Kulam

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 Senthoor 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 Senthoor

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Kuchchaveli Divisional Hospital · Kuchchaveli 6.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81885&mlon=81.09715#map=17/8.81885/81.09715) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Nilaveli 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.67988&mlon=81.19503#map=17/8.67988/81.19503) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pulmoddai Division No. 3 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.94096&mlon=80.98393#map=17/8.94096/80.98393) 

Hotel Cocovillabeach · Veerancholai 8.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.81180&mlon=81.10601#map=17/8.81180/81.10601) 

Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 33 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) 

School T/Pudavaikaddu Muslim Vidyalayam · Senthoor 1.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.85371&mlon=81.06675#map=17/8.85371/81.06675) 

College Languages and Communication studies -Trincomalee Campus · Nilaveli 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.68347&mlon=81.19061#map=17/8.68347/81.19061) 

Police station Police Kuchchaveli · Kuchchaveli 7.2 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 Senthoor

Places mapped inside Senthoor in open map data, by type.

- Schools1

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
- 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
- Thennamaranvadiya
- Thiriyaya
- Vallaiyoothu
- Veerancholai
- Veloor

## Quick answers

- Where is Senthoor?In Kuchchaweli DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Senthoor?Cassimnagar, Jayanagar, Kaddukulam and Thiriyaya
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Senthoor?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Senthoor?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Senthoor?Kuchchaveli Divisional Hospital, about 6.9 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Senthoor?Bank of Ceylon, about 26 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Senthoor?People's Bank, about 35 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Senthoor?Ceypetco, about 12 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Senthoor?LK5306035 (OCHA common operational dataset)
