# Wilgama GN division, Town & Gravets DS Division – Villages

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/wilgama/

Grama Niladhari division · Town & Gravets DS Division 

# Wilgama

Wilgama is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **6.97 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 7.0km²
- 1mapped services

## Where is Wilgama?

Wilgama lies in [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/), [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: [Eluppaikulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/eluppaikulam/), [Kanniya](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/kanniya/), [Nilaveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/nilaveli/), [Periyakulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/kuchchaweli/periyakulam/) and [Welveri](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/welveri/). By area it is the 1941st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.4% of [Town & Gravets DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/town-gravets/). The centre of Wilgama is about 238 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 8.4 km from Trincomalee, the main town of Town & Gravets DS Division. The centre point is at 8.6278° N, 81.1721° E. Local names: විල්ගම .

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 Wilgama

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

- Kanniya

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 Wilgama

Named natural and historic features inside Wilgama, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

2 reservoirs and tanks.

- Karadimoddai Kulam
- Pokkan 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 Wilgama 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 Wilgama

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Campus Dispensary · Periyakulam 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65490&mlon=81.21127#map=17/8.65490/81.21127) 

Bank BOC Atm · Periyakulam 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.65077&mlon=81.21139#map=17/8.65077/81.21139) 

ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 6.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) 

Petrol pump Ceypetco · Eluppaikulam 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.62796&mlon=81.20488#map=17/8.62796/81.20488) 

Hotel Hotwell resort in kanniya · Kanniya 2.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60473&mlon=81.17137#map=17/8.60473/81.17137) 

Mall Fernandos beach market · Uppuveli 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.61353&mlon=81.21796#map=17/8.61353/81.21796) 

School T/Thirukoneswara Vidyalayam · Periyakulam 3.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.64329&mlon=81.19608#map=17/8.64329/81.19608) 

College ATI-Trincomalee · Varodayanagar 4.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.60023&mlon=81.19865#map=17/8.60023/81.19865) 

Police station Uppuveli Police Station · Jinnanagar 6.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.59372&mlon=81.21747#map=17/8.59372/81.21747) 

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 Wilgama

Places mapped inside Wilgama in open map data, by type.

- Restaurants1

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 Town & Gravets DS Division

- Abayapura
- Andankulam
- Anpuvalipuram
- Arasadi
- Arunagirinagar
- Chinabay
- Eluppaikulam
- Jinnanagar
- Kanniya
- Kappalthurai
- Kawattikuda
- Kovilady
- Linganagar
- Manayaveli
- Mankaiyoottu
- Mihindupura
- Mudcove
- Murugapuri
- Muththunagar
- Nachchikuda
- Orr's Hill
- Palaiyoottu
- Pattanatheru
- Peeliyady
- Peruntheru
- Poompuhar
- Puliyankulam
- Salli
- Sampalthivu
- Selvanayahapuram
- Singhapura
- Sivapuri
- Sonagavadi
- Sumedhankarapura
- Thillainagar
- Thirukkadaloor
- Uppuveli
- Varodayanagar
- Villundy
- Wellaimanal
- Welveri

## Quick answers

- Where is Wilgama?In Town & Gravets DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Wilgama?Eluppaikulam, Kanniya, Nilaveli, Periyakulam and Welveri
- How many villages are in Wilgama?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- How many reservoirs and tanks are in Wilgama?2 named in GeoNames
- What is the best time to visit Wilgama?February to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Wilgama?Campus Dispensary, about 5.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Wilgama?BOC Atm, about 5.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Wilgama?People's Bank, about 6.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Wilgama?Ceypetco, about 3.6 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Wilgama?LK5315005 (OCHA common operational dataset)
