# Sampoor West GN division, Muthur DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/sampoor-west/ Grama Niladhari division · Muthur DS Division # Sampoor West Sampoor West is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **2.83 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.8km² - 2mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Sampoor West? Sampoor West 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: [Kadarkaraichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/kadarkaraichenai/), [Koonitivu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/koonitivu/) and [Sampoor East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/sampoor-east/). By area it is the 5218th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.5% of [Muthur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/). The centre of Sampoor West is about 235 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4931° N, 81.2870° E. Local names: සාම්පූර් බටහිර . 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 Sampoor West Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Sampoor West. - Sampoor - Sampur 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 Sampoor West Named natural and historic features inside Sampoor West, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Sayakarawatawan 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 Sampoor West 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 West Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Sampoor hospital · Sampoor East 1.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48128&mlon=81.29256#map=17/8.48128/81.29256) Bank RDB · Sampoor East 0.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49397&mlon=81.28893#map=17/8.49397/81.28893) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Muthur East 4.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45414&mlon=81.26657#map=17/8.45414/81.26657) Hotel Marble Beach Air Force Resort · Wellaimanal 8.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.51197&mlon=81.21007#map=17/8.51197/81.21007) Mall Cargills Food City · Sivapuri 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.57754&mlon=81.22803#map=17/8.57754/81.22803) School sampoor maha vidyalaya ground · Sampoor West 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.48862&mlon=81.29218#map=17/8.48862/81.29218) College Naval and Maritime Academy · Manayaveli 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.55312&mlon=81.23460#map=17/8.55312/81.23460) Police station Sampur police station · Kadarkaraichenai 3.3 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. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Sampoor West Places mapped inside Sampoor West in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 East - Shafinagar - Thahanagar - Thaqwanagar - Thoppur ## Quick answers - Where is Sampoor West?In Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sampoor West?Kadarkaraichenai, Koonitivu and Sampoor East - How many villages are in Sampoor West?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sampoor West?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Sampoor West?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sampoor West?Sampoor hospital, about 1.4 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sampoor West?RDB, about 0.2 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sampoor West?People's Bank, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sampoor West?Ceypetco, about 4.9 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sampoor West?LK5327005 (OCHA common operational dataset)