# Poonagar GN division, Verugal DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/poonagar/ Grama Niladhari division · Verugal DS Division # Poonagar Poonagar is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **17.8 km²**. - 17.8km² ## Where is Poonagar? Poonagar lies in [Verugal DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Echchalampattu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/echchalampattu/), [Ilangaithurai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/ilangaithurai/), [Karukkamunai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/karukkamunai/), [Kathiraveli](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/batticaloa/koralai-pattu-north/kathiraveli/), [Kavanthissapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/kavanthissapura/), [Mahindapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/mahindapura/) and [Poomarathadichenai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/poomarathadichenai/). By area it is the 566th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 19.7% of [Verugal DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/). The centre of Poonagar is about 223 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.2986° N, 81.3341° E. Local names: පූනගර් . 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 Poonagar Named natural and historic features inside Poonagar, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 reservoirs and tanks; 1 river or stream. - Ottivelli Kulam - Panichchan Kulam - Sandeli Kulam - Uppu 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 Poonagar 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 Poonagar Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu · Mahindapura 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31289&mlon=81.32980#map=17/8.31289/81.32980) Bank BOC Bank · Serunuwara 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32526&mlon=81.30211#map=17/8.32526/81.30211) ATM People's Bank · Abayapura 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.58741&mlon=81.21478#map=17/8.58741/81.21478) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Serunuwara 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32391&mlon=81.29997#map=17/8.32391/81.29997) Hotel Suja Hotel · Puchchakkerni 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.21285&mlon=81.40641#map=17/8.21285/81.40641) Mall JILI TEXTILE · Kathiraveli 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.22373&mlon=81.40567#map=17/8.22373/81.40567) School T/M. Kalladi Sri Malaineeliyamman Vidyalayam. · Verugal Mugathuvaram 6.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.30543&mlon=81.38830#map=17/8.30543/81.38830) College T/Mu/ Punnaiyadi Namagal Vidyalayam · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 5.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31861&mlon=81.38413#map=17/8.31861/81.38413) Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 4.6 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 Verugal DS Division - Anaithivu - Echchalampattu - Ilangaithurai - Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram - Karukkamunai - Poomarathadichenai - Uppooral - Verugal - Verugal Mugathuvaram ## Quick answers - Where is Poonagar?In Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Poonagar?Echchalampattu, Ilangaithurai, Karukkamunai, Kathiraveli, Kavanthissapura, Mahindapura and Poomarathadichenai - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Poonagar?3 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Poonagar?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Poonagar?Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu , about 1.7 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Poonagar?BOC Bank, about 4.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Poonagar?People's Bank, about 35 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Poonagar?Ceypetco, about 4.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Poonagar?LK5333020 (OCHA common operational dataset)