# Sampoor East GN division, Muthur DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/sampoor-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Muthur DS Division # Sampoor East Sampoor East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **14.3 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 14.3km² - 2mapped services ## Where is Sampoor East? Sampoor East 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 5 other GN divisions: [Chenaiyoor](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/chenaiyoor/), [Kadarkaraichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/kadarkaraichenai/), [Koonitivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/koonitivu/), [Navarathnapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/navarathnapuram/) and [Sampoor West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/sampoor-west/). By area it is the 746th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 7.4% of [Muthur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/). The centre of Sampoor East is about 236 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4805° N, 81.3190° E. Local names: සාම්පූර් නැගෙනහිර . 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 Sampoor East Named natural and historic features inside Sampoor East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 17 reservoirs and tanks. - Kokkativu Kulam - Motiandi Kulam - Palavan Kulam - Periya Arapatha Kulam - Periya Nainda Kulam - Pokker Kulam - Pulavan Kulam - Puliyan Kulam - Sambu Kulam - Semattan Kulam - Sembanayan Kulam - Sinna Nainda Kulam - Thoduwan Kulam - Urundai Kallu Kulam - Vempy Kulam - Vepan Kulam - Villu Kulam ### Coast and islands 1 headland. - Brown Rock Point ### Estates 1 estate. - Koonitheru 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 Sampoor East 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 Sampoor East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sampoor hospital · Sampoor East 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48128&mlon=81.29256#map=17/8.48128/81.29256) Bank RDB · Sampoor East 3.6 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 Ceypetco · Muthur East 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45414&mlon=81.26657#map=17/8.45414/81.26657) Hotel Golf Link Hotel · Manayaveli 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55960&mlon=81.24350#map=17/8.55960/81.24350) Mall Cargills Food City · Sivapuri 15 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 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55312&mlon=81.23460#map=17/8.55312/81.23460) Police station mutur police station · Kadarkaraichenai 2.9 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sampoor East Places mapped inside Sampoor East in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Banks1 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 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 - Periyapalam - Peruveli - Ralkully - Sampoor West - Shafinagar - Thahanagar - Thaqwanagar - Thoppur ## Quick answers - Where is Sampoor East?In Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sampoor East?Chenaiyoor, Kadarkaraichenai, Koonitivu, Navarathnapuram and Sampoor West - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sampoor East?17 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Sampoor East?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sampoor East?Sampoor hospital, about 2.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sampoor East?RDB, about 3.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sampoor East?People's Bank, about 17 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sampoor East?Ceypetco, about 6.5 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Sampoor East?1 mapped - How many banks are in Sampoor East?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Sampoor East?LK5327020 (OCHA common operational dataset)