# Sumedhankarapura GN division, Seruvila DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/sumedhankarapura/ Grama Niladhari division · Seruvila DS Division # Sumedhankarapura Sumedhankarapura is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Seruvila DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **13.1 km²**. - 13.1km² ## Where is Sumedhankarapura? Sumedhankarapura 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: [Ilangaithurai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/ilangaithurai/), [Kavanthissapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/kavanthissapura/), [Navatkernikadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/navatkernikadu/), [Seruvila](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/seruvila/) and [Uppooral](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/uppooral/). By area it is the 840th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 4.5% of [Seruvila DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/). The centre of Sumedhankarapura is about 229 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3678° N, 81.3376° E. Local names: සුමේධංකරපුර . 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 Sumedhankarapura Named natural and historic features inside Sumedhankarapura, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 2 reservoirs and tanks. - Kollan Kulam - Thia Wewa 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 Sumedhankarapura 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 Sumedhankarapura Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Main Hospital, Kiliveddy · Bharathipuram 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.36183&mlon=81.28456#map=17/8.36183/81.28456) Bank BOC Bank · Serunuwara 6.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32526&mlon=81.30211#map=17/8.32526/81.30211) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 28 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Serunuwara 6.4 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/MU/HINDU COLLEGE, Elangaithuraimugathuwaram · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 5.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35096&mlon=81.38389#map=17/8.35096/81.38389) College ilankaithuraimugathuvatam primary school · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.34648&mlon=81.38072#map=17/8.34648/81.38072) Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 6.6 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 - Somapura - Thanganagar ## Quick answers - Where is Sumedhankarapura?In Seruvila DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Sumedhankarapura?Ilangaithurai, Kavanthissapura, Navatkernikadu, Seruvila and Uppooral - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Sumedhankarapura?2 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Sumedhankarapura?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Sumedhankarapura?Main Hospital, Kiliveddy, about 5.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Sumedhankarapura?BOC Bank, about 6.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Sumedhankarapura?People's Bank, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Sumedhankarapura?Ceypetco, about 6.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Sumedhankarapura?LK5330045 (OCHA common operational dataset)