# Periyapalam GN division, Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District – Villages, Map & Nearest Services

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Grama Niladhari division · Muthur DS Division 

# Periyapalam

Periyapalam is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **1.16 km²**.

- 1.2km²

## Where is Periyapalam?

Periyapalam 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 6 other GN divisions: [Alimnagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/alimnagar/), [Jayanagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/jayanagar/), [Jinna Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/jinna-nagar-lk5327155/), [Muthur West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/muthur-west/), [Ralkully](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/ralkully/) and [Shafinagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/shafinagar/). By area it is the 9569th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 0.6% of [Muthur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/). The centre of Periyapalam is about 228 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4427° N, 81.2551° E. Local names: පෙරියපාලම් .

Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka).

## Weather in Periyapalam 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
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- Mar
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- May
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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 Periyapalam

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Hospital Mutur Base Hospital · Muthur East 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45446&mlon=81.26301#map=17/8.45446/81.26301) 

Bank RDB · Sampoor East 6.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49397&mlon=81.28893#map=17/8.49397/81.28893) 

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

Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Alimnagar 0.8 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 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.51197&mlon=81.21007#map=17/8.51197/81.21007) 

Mall Kinniya Orchid Fashion · Maharoof Gramam 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48233&mlon=81.16910#map=17/8.48233/81.16910) 

School T/Alkilal.M.V · Muthur Central 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45225&mlon=81.26219#map=17/8.45225/81.26219) 

College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) 

Police station Sampur police station · Kadarkaraichenai 4.7 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
- Palathoppur
- Pallikudiyiruppu
- Peruveli
- Ralkully
- Sampoor East
- Sampoor West
- Shafinagar
- Thahanagar
- Thaqwanagar
- Thoppur

## Quick answers

- Where is Periyapalam?In Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Periyapalam?Alimnagar, Jayanagar, Jinna Nagar, Muthur West, Ralkully and Shafinagar
- What is the best time to visit Periyapalam?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Periyapalam?Mutur Base Hospital, about 1.6 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Periyapalam?RDB, about 6.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Periyapalam?People's Bank, about 17 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Periyapalam?Lanka IOC, about 0.8 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Periyapalam?LK5327075 (OCHA common operational dataset)