# Somapura GN division, Seruvila DS Division – Villages & Map

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/somapura/

Grama Niladhari division · Seruvila DS Division 

# Somapura

Somapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seruvila DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **5.52 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here.

- 5.5km²
- 11 mtypical elevation

## Where is Somapura?

Somapura lies in [Seruvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/), [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: [Kiliveddi](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/kiliveddi/), [Lingapuram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/lingapuram/), [Mahaweligama](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/mahaweligama/), [Serunuwara](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/serunuwara/) and [Sirimangalapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/sirimangalapura/). By area it is the 2612th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.9% of [Seruvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/). The centre of Somapura is about 219 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3135° N, 81.2717° E. Local names: සෝමපුර .

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 Somapura

Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Somapura.

- Putur

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 Somapura 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 Somapura

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital, serunuwara · Serunuwara 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32294&mlon=81.29970#map=17/8.32294/81.29970) 

Bank Peoples Bank · Serunuwara 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32484&mlon=81.29998#map=17/8.32484/81.29998) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Serunuwara 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32391&mlon=81.29997#map=17/8.32391/81.29997) 

Hotel Suja Hotel · Puchchakkerni 19 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21285&mlon=81.40641#map=17/8.21285/81.40641) 

Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 18 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22373&mlon=81.40567#map=17/8.22373/81.40567) 

School T/M/Kiliveddy.m.v · Kiliveddi 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34963&mlon=81.28606#map=17/8.34963/81.28606) 

College T/Mu/ Punnaiyadi Namagal Vidyalayam · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31861&mlon=81.38413#map=17/8.31861/81.38413) 

Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32189&mlon=81.29938#map=17/8.32189/81.29938) 

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 Seruvila DS Division

- Ariyamankerni
- Dehiwatta
- Kavanthissapura
- Lingapuram
- Mahaweligama
- Mahindapura
- Navatkernikadu
- Neelapola
- Samagipura
- Serunuwara
- Seruvila
- Sirimangalapura
- Sivapuram
- Sumedhankarapura
- Thanganagar

## Quick answers

- Where is Somapura?In Seruvila DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Somapura?Kiliveddi, Lingapuram, Mahaweligama, Serunuwara and Sirimangalapura
- How many villages are in Somapura?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Somapura?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Somapura?Hospital, serunuwara, about 3.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Somapura?Peoples Bank, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Somapura?People's Bank, about 31 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Somapura?Ceypetco, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Somapura?LK5330080 (OCHA common operational dataset)