# Delft East GN division, Delft DS Division, Jaffna District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/delft/delft-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Delft DS Division # Delft East Delft East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Delft DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **8.45 km²**. 1 named village or locality is recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 8.4km² - 2mapped services - 5 mtypical elevation ## Where is Delft East? Delft East lies in [Delft DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/delft/), [Jaffna District](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/), [Northern Province](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/), [Sri Lanka](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/). It borders 1 other grama niladhari division: [Delft Centre East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/delft/delft-centre-east/). By area it is the 1519th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 17.4% of [Delft DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/delft/). The centre of Delft East is about 286 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.5023° N, 79.7217° E. Local names: ඩෙල්ෆ් නැගෙනහිර . Source: [Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-lka). ## Things to see in and around Delft East OpenStreetMap lists 3 named sights in Delft East: 3 attractions. - Growing Stone · attraction - Old horse stable · attraction - Queen's Tower · attraction ### Nearby, outside Delft East - Baobab Tree · attraction, Delft Centre East1.1 km - Delft island · attraction, Delft Centre West3.0 km - Dutch Hospital · attraction, Delft Centre3.5 km - Pigeon nest · attraction, Delft Centre3.5 km - Dutch Fort Ruins · attraction, Delft Centre West3.7 km - Dutch Horse stable · attraction, Delft South7.2 km - Giants Footprint · attraction, Delft South7.2 km - Punguduthivu Baobab Tree · attraction, Pungudutivu North West15 km - Baobab · attraction, Pungudutivu North West15 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Delft East - Time zoneUTC+5:30, no daylight saving · Asia/Colombo - CurrencyRupee (LKR) - Country calling code+94 - LanguagesSinhala, Tamil, English - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideLeft - Postcode format5 digits (#####) ### Nearest airports - Jaffna International Airport (JAF) · Jaffna50 km - Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) · Tiruchirappalli178 km ### Nearest railway station Jaffna (Aththiyadi), about 37 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:50) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:53). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Delft East Open gazetteers list **1 village, town or locality** in Delft East. - Delft East 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 Delft East Named natural and historic features inside Delft East, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 1 reservoir or tank. - Eruvili 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 Delft East and the best time to visit Using the climate of Jaffna District, the warmest month is Apr (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Jan (26 °C). About 1,144 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Nov (293 mm) and the driest Jun (21 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **January to February**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 26 45 Feb 27 33 Mar 28 39 Apr 30 75 May 30 78 Jun 29 21 Jul 29 24 Aug 29 50 Sep 28 73 Oct 28 210 Nov 27 293 Dec 26 202 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Delft East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Delft Divisional hospital · Delft Centre West 3.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.50873&mlon=79.69075#map=17/9.50873/79.69075) Bank Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC · Velanai East Centre 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.63742&mlon=79.90167#map=17/9.63742/79.90167) ATM Bank of Ceylon · Delft Centre East 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.52766&mlon=79.71170#map=17/9.52766/79.71170) Petrol pump Ceypetco · Pungudutivu South West 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.59616&mlon=79.79349#map=17/9.59616/79.79349) Hotel Delft Samudra Hotel · Delft Centre East 3.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.52769&mlon=79.71389#map=17/9.52769/79.71389) Mall ABI Fashion World · Fort 36 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66659&mlon=80.00940#map=17/9.66659/80.00940) School J/Delft Subramaniya Vidyalayam · Delft East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.52003&mlon=79.72083#map=17/9.52003/79.72083) College Yarlton College · Karainagar West 31 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74336&mlon=79.87196#map=17/9.74336/79.87196) Police station Vaddukoddai Pollice Station · Vadducoddai South West 35 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72844&mlon=79.94774#map=17/9.72844/79.94774) 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 Delft East Places mapped inside Delft East in open map data, by type. - Schools2 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 Delft DS Division - Delft Centre - Delft Centre East - Delft Centre West - Delft South - Delft West ## Quick answers - Where is Delft East?In Delft DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Delft East?Delft Centre East - What is there to see in Delft East?Growing Stone, Old horse stable, Queen's Tower - What time zone is Delft East in?UTC+5:30 - What currency is used in Delft East?Rupee (LKR) - What language is spoken in Delft East?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Delft East?1 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - How many reservoirs and tanks are in Delft East?1 named in GeoNames - What is the best time to visit Delft East?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Delft East?Delft Divisional hospital, about 3.5 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Delft East?Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Delft East?Bank of Ceylon, about 3.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Delft East?Ceypetco, about 13 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Delft East?LK4142030 (OCHA common operational dataset)