# Palathoppur GN division, Muthur DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/palathoppur/

Grama Niladhari division · Muthur DS Division 

# Palathoppur

Palathoppur is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **4.49 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 4.5km²
- 15 mtypical elevation

## Where is Palathoppur?

Palathoppur 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 7 other GN divisions: [Iruthayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/iruthayapuram/), [Jinna Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/jinna-nagar-lk5327185/), [Paddithidal](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/paddithidal/), [Palathadichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/palathadichenai/), [Pallikudiyiruppu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/pallikudiyiruppu/), [Seruvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/seruvila/) and [Thoppur](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/thoppur/). By area it is the 3305th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.3% of [Muthur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/). The centre of Palathoppur is about 228 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4005° N, 81.2925° E. Local names: පාලතෝපූර් .

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 Palathoppur

Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Palathoppur.

- Padditidal
- Palatoppu

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 Palathoppur 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
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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 Palathoppur

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Main Hospital, Kiliveddy · Bharathipuram 4.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36183&mlon=81.28456#map=17/8.36183/81.28456) 

Bank Hatton national bank · Serunuwara 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32547&mlon=81.30032#map=17/8.32547/81.30032) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 22 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Alimnagar 5.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44122&mlon=81.26243#map=17/8.44122/81.26243) 

Hotel Marble Beach Air Force Resort · Wellaimanal 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.51197&mlon=81.21007#map=17/8.51197/81.21007) 

Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) 

School T/M/Kiliveddy.m.v · Kiliveddi 5.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34963&mlon=81.28606#map=17/8.34963/81.28606) 

College ilankaithuraimugathuvatam primary school · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34648&mlon=81.38072#map=17/8.34648/81.38072) 

Police station Sampur police station · Kadarkaraichenai 7.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.46358&mlon=81.29188#map=17/8.46358/81.29188) 

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
- Koonitivu
- Malligaithivu
- Mengamam
- Muthur Central
- Muthur East
- Muthur West
- Naduthivu
- Nalloor
- Navarathnapuram
- Neithalnagar
- Paddalipuram
- Paddithidal
- Palanagar
- Palathadichenai
- Pallikudiyiruppu
- Periyapalam
- Peruveli
- Ralkully
- Sampoor East
- Sampoor West
- Shafinagar
- Thahanagar
- Thaqwanagar
- Thoppur

## Quick answers

- Where is Palathoppur?In Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Palathoppur?Iruthayapuram, Jinna Nagar, Paddithidal, Palathadichenai, Pallikudiyiruppu, Seruvila and Thoppur
- How many villages are in Palathoppur?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Palathoppur?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Palathoppur?Main Hospital, Kiliveddy, about 4.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Palathoppur?Hatton national bank, about 8.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Palathoppur?People's Bank, about 22 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Palathoppur?Lanka IOC, about 5.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Palathoppur?LK5327150 (OCHA common operational dataset)