# Koonitivu GN division, Muthur DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/koonitivu/ Grama Niladhari division · Muthur DS Division # Koonitivu Koonitivu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **6.74 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 6.7km² - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Koonitivu? Koonitivu lies in [Muthur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/), [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: [Navarathnapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/navarathnapuram/), [Sampoor East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/sampoor-east/) and [Sampoor West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/sampoor-west/). By area it is the 2026th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 3.5% of [Muthur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/). The centre of Koonitivu is about 238 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.5076° N, 81.3111° E. Local names: කූනිතීව් . 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 Koonitivu Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Koonitivu. - Foul Point 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 Koonitivu Named natural and historic features inside Koonitivu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 4 reservoirs and tanks. - Ehamvattavan Kulam - Kusavan Kulam - Periya Alan Kulam - Pokkiya Kulam ### Coast and islands 1 lagoon. - Eralkali Vettai 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 Koonitivu 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 Koonitivu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sampoor hospital · Sampoor East 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48128&mlon=81.29256#map=17/8.48128/81.29256) Bank RDB · Sampoor East 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49397&mlon=81.28893#map=17/8.49397/81.28893) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Muthur East 7.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45414&mlon=81.26657#map=17/8.45414/81.26657) Hotel Golf Link Hotel · Manayaveli 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55960&mlon=81.24350#map=17/8.55960/81.24350) Mall Cargills Food City · Sivapuri 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.57754&mlon=81.22803#map=17/8.57754/81.22803) School Sampur Mahavidyalayam · Sampoor West 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48836&mlon=81.29372#map=17/8.48836/81.29372) College Naval and Maritime Academy · Manayaveli 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55312&mlon=81.23460#map=17/8.55312/81.23460) Police station mutur police station · Kadarkaraichenai 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46511&mlon=81.29807#map=17/8.46511/81.29807) 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 Muthur DS Division - Alimnagar - Allainagar East - Allainagar West - Anaichenai - Azathnagar - Bharathipuram - Chenaiyoor - Iqbal Nagar - Iruthayapuram - Jayanagar - Jinna Nagar - Jinna Nagar - Kadarkaraichenai - Kaddaiparichchan North - Kaddaiparichchan South - Kanguvely - Kiliveddi - Malligaithivu - Mengamam - Muthur Central - Muthur East - Muthur West - Naduthivu - Nalloor - Navarathnapuram - Neithalnagar - Paddalipuram - Paddithidal - Palanagar - Palathadichenai - Palathoppur - Pallikudiyiruppu - Periyapalam - Peruveli - Ralkully - Sampoor East - Sampoor West - Shafinagar - Thahanagar - Thaqwanagar - Thoppur ## Quick answers - Where is Koonitivu?In Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Koonitivu?Navarathnapuram, Sampoor East and Sampoor West - How many villages are in Koonitivu?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Koonitivu?4 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Koonitivu?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Koonitivu?Sampoor hospital, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Koonitivu?RDB, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Koonitivu?People's Bank, about 14 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Koonitivu?Ceypetco, about 7.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Koonitivu?LK5327010 (OCHA common operational dataset)