# Uppooral GN division, Verugal DS Division – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/uppooral/ Grama Niladhari division · Verugal DS Division # Uppooral Uppooral is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province. It covers **15.8 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 15.8km² - 9 mtypical elevation ## Where is Uppooral? Uppooral 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 6 other GN divisions: [Ilangaithurai](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/ilangaithurai/), [Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/ilangaithurai-mugathuvaram/), [Iqbal Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/iqbal-nagar/), [Nalloor](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/muthur/nalloor/), [Navatkernikadu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/navatkernikadu/) and [Sumedhankarapura](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/seruvila/sumedhankarapura/). By area it is the 666th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 17.4% of [Verugal DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/eastern/trincomalee/verugal/). The centre of Uppooral is about 232 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 8.3833° N, 81.3591° E. Local names: උප්පූරල් . 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 Uppooral Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Uppooral. - Sanamvali - Senamvali 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 Uppooral Named natural and historic features inside Uppooral, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Coast and islands 1 lagoon. - Ullackalie Lagoon 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 Uppooral 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 Uppooral Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu · Mahindapura 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.31289&mlon=81.32980#map=17/8.31289/81.32980) Bank BOC Bank · Serunuwara 9.0 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 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.32391&mlon=81.29997#map=17/8.32391/81.29997) Hotel Suja Hotel · Puchchakkerni 20 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 4.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35096&mlon=81.38389#map=17/8.35096/81.38389) College E.T.M Hindu college · Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram 4.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=8.35069&mlon=81.38420#map=17/8.35069/81.38420) Police station Police Station, serunuwara · Serunuwara 9.5 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 - Poonagar - Verugal - Verugal Mugathuvaram ## Quick answers - Where is Uppooral?In Verugal DS Division, Trincomalee District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Uppooral?Ilangaithurai, Ilangaithurai Mugathuvaram, Iqbal Nagar, Nalloor, Navatkernikadu and Sumedhankarapura - How many villages are in Uppooral?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Uppooral?February to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Uppooral?Divisional Hospital Eachchalampaththu , about 8.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Uppooral?BOC Bank, about 9.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Uppooral?People's Bank, about 28 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Uppooral?Ceypetco, about 9.3 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Uppooral?LK5333050 (OCHA common operational dataset)