# Columbuthurai East GN division, Jaffna DS Division – Villages > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/columbuthurai-east/ Grama Niladhari division · Jaffna DS Division # Columbuthurai East Columbuthurai East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Jaffna DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **0.59 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 4 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 0.6km² - 4mapped services - 10 mtypical elevation ## Where is Columbuthurai East? Columbuthurai East lies in [Jaffna DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/), [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 5 other GN divisions: [Ariyalai Centre](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-centre/), [Ariyalai Centre South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/nallur/ariyalai-centre-south/), [Columbuthurai West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/columbuthurai-west/), [Nedunkulam](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/nedunkulam/) and [Passaiyoor East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/passaiyoor-east/). By area it is the 12001st largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 5.4% of [Jaffna DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/jaffna/). The centre of Columbuthurai East is about 303 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. It is about 4.0 km from Jaffna, the main town of Jaffna DS Division. The centre point is at 9.6517° N, 80.0394° E. Local names: කොලුඹුතුරේ නැගෙනහ . 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 Columbuthurai East Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Columbuthurai East. - Columbuthurai West - Thundi 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). ## Weather in Columbuthurai 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 Columbuthurai East Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Kohila Medi Clinic · Ariyalai S. W. (East) 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65987&mlon=80.03702#map=17/9.65987/80.03702) Bank Co-operative Rural Bank · Ariyalai S. W. (East) 0.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65976&mlon=80.03815#map=17/9.65976/80.03815) ATM Commercial Bank of Ceylon · Ariyalai Center West 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66107&mlon=80.03878#map=17/9.66107/80.03878) Petrol pump SLRC · Chundikuli North 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66054&mlon=80.02750#map=17/9.66054/80.02750) Hotel D'Villa Garden House · Ariyalai S. W. (East) 0.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65884&mlon=80.03710#map=17/9.65884/80.03710) Mall Johns Complex · Jaffna Town East 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66128&mlon=80.02436#map=17/9.66128/80.02436) School J - Columuthurai Hindu Maha Vidyalayam · Columbuthurai West 0.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65388&mlon=80.03840#map=17/9.65388/80.03840) College Ariyalai Computer Training Centre · Ariyalai Centre 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.66073&mlon=80.04472#map=17/9.66073/80.04472) Police station Gurunagar Police Post · Thirunagar 1.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.65028&mlon=80.02364#map=17/9.65028/80.02364) 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 Columbuthurai East Places mapped inside Columbuthurai East in open map data, by type. - Hospitals1 - Schools3 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 Jaffna DS Division - Aththiyadi - Chirampiyadi - Chundikuli North - Chundikuli South - Columbuthurai West - Eachchamoddai - Fort - Grand Bazaar - Gurunagar East - Gurunagar West - Jaffna Town East - Jaffna Town West - Koddady - Maruthady - Moor Street North - Moor Street South - Navanthurai North - Navanthurai South - Nedunkulam - New Moor Street - Passaiyoor East - Passaiyoor West - Reclamation East - Reclamation West - Small Bazaar - Thirunagar - Vannarpannai ## Quick answers - Where is Columbuthurai East?In Jaffna DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Columbuthurai East?Ariyalai Centre, Ariyalai Centre South, Columbuthurai West, Nedunkulam and Passaiyoor East - How many villages are in Columbuthurai East?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Columbuthurai East?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Columbuthurai East?Kohila Medi Clinic, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Columbuthurai East?Co-operative Rural Bank, about 0.9 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Columbuthurai East?Commercial Bank of Ceylon, about 1.0 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Columbuthurai East?SLRC, about 1.6 km from the centre - How many hospitals are in Columbuthurai East?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Columbuthurai East?LK4136010 (OCHA common operational dataset)