# Shafinagar GN division, Muthur DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/shafinagar/ Grama Niladhari division · Muthur DS Division # Shafinagar Shafinagar is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **17.9 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here. - 17.9km² - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Shafinagar? Shafinagar 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: [Iruthayapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/iruthayapuram/), [Jinna Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/jinna-nagar-lk5327155/), [Periyapalam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/periyapalam/), [Ralkully](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/ralkully/) and [Upparu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kinniya/upparu/). By area it is the 564th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 9.2% of [Muthur DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/). The centre of Shafinagar is about 226 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.4260° N, 81.2453° E. Local names: සාෆිනගර් . 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 Shafinagar Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Shafinagar. - Paravippanchan 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 Shafinagar Named natural and historic features inside Shafinagar, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Koddiyar Aru - Valavachar Aru - Verical Aru 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 Shafinagar 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 Shafinagar Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Mutur Base Hospital · Muthur East 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45446&mlon=81.26301#map=17/8.45446/81.26301) Bank RDB · Sampoor East 9.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49397&mlon=81.28893#map=17/8.49397/81.28893) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Lanka IOC · Alimnagar 2.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.44122&mlon=81.26243#map=17/8.44122/81.26243) Hotel Kinniya Inn and Suites · Mancholaichenai 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.49865&mlon=81.19093#map=17/8.49865/81.19093) 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/M/Gajamukha M.V · Ralkully 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.45222&mlon=81.24001#map=17/8.45222/81.24001) College NAMS College of Higher Studies · Kurinchakerny 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.50184&mlon=81.17033#map=17/8.50184/81.17033) Police station Sampur police station · Kadarkaraichenai 6.6 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 - Periyapalam - Peruveli - Ralkully - Sampoor East - Sampoor West - Thahanagar - Thaqwanagar - Thoppur ## Quick answers - Where is Shafinagar?In Muthur DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Shafinagar?Iruthayapuram, Jinna Nagar, Periyapalam, Ralkully and Upparu - How many villages are in Shafinagar?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Shafinagar?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Shafinagar?Mutur Base Hospital, about 3.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Shafinagar?RDB, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Shafinagar?People's Bank, about 18 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Shafinagar?Lanka IOC, about 2.5 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Shafinagar?LK5327070 (OCHA common operational dataset)