# Urelu GN division, Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division > Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/urelu/ Grama Niladhari division · Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division # Urelu Urelu is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **2.56 km²**. 2 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 3 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 2.6km² - 3mapped services - 8 mtypical elevation ## Where is Urelu? Urelu lies in [Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/), [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 7 other GN divisions: [Achchelu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/achchelu/), [Chunnakam Town South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-uduvil/chunnakam-town-south/), [Erlalai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-uduvil/erlalai-south/), [Neervely West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/neervely-west/), [Punnalaikadduvan South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-south-uduvil/punnalaikadduvan-south/), [Urumpirai East](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/urumpirai-east/) and [Urumpirai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/urumpirai-north/). By area it is the 5708th largest of 14,043 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 2.4% of [Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/). The centre of Urelu is about 312 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7371° N, 80.0517° E. Local names: ඌරෙලූ . 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 Urelu Open gazetteers list **2 villages, towns and localities** in Urelu. - Poyiddy - Urelu 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 Urelu 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 Urelu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit (PMCU) Punnalaikadduvan · Punnalaikadduvan South 1.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.75051&mlon=80.05808#map=17/9.75051/80.05808) Bank Bank of Ceylon · Urumpirai West 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71935&mlon=80.04505#map=17/9.71935/80.04505) ATM ComBamk ATM · Nallur Rajathani 7.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67380&mlon=80.03298#map=17/9.67380/80.03298) Petrol pump Nagalingams & Sons · Chunnakam Town East 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74718&mlon=80.02908#map=17/9.74718/80.02908) Hotel Thinnai Farms · Erlalai South 1.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74429&mlon=80.04450#map=17/9.74429/80.04450) Mall Kajan Digitals · Urelu 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74524&mlon=80.05558#map=17/9.74524/80.05558) School J/Urulu Ganesha Vidyalayam · Urelu 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74008&mlon=80.05033#map=17/9.74008/80.05033) College J/Nadeswara College, Kankesanthurai · Urelu 0.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.73902&mlon=80.05540#map=17/9.73902/80.05540) Police station Tellipalai Police · Thurkkapuram 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.77639&mlon=80.03001#map=17/9.77639/80.03001) 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 Urelu Places mapped inside Urelu in open map data, by type. - Shopping malls1 - Schools1 - Colleges and universities1 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 Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division - Achchelu - Achchuveli North - Achchuveli South - Achchuveli West - Avarangal East - Avarangal West - Iddaikkadu - Irupalai East - Irupalai South - Kalviyankadu - Kopai Centre - Kopai North - Kopai South - Nawatkiri - Neervely North - Neervely South - Neervely West - Pattameni - Puttur East - Puttur North - Puttur West - Siruppiddy East - Siruppiddy West - Thampalai-Kathiripay - Urumpirai East - Urumpirai North - Urumpirai South - Urumpirai West - Valalai - Vatharavattai ## Quick answers - Where is Urelu?In Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka - What borders Urelu?Achchelu, Chunnakam Town South, Erlalai South, Neervely West, Punnalaikadduvan South, Urumpirai East and Urumpirai North - How many villages are in Urelu?2 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the best time to visit Urelu?January to February - Where is the nearest hospital to Urelu?Primary Medical Care Unit (PMCU) Punnalaikadduvan, about 1.6 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Urelu?Bank of Ceylon, about 2.1 km from the centre - Where is the nearest ATM to Urelu?ComBamk ATM, about 7.3 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Urelu?Nagalingams & Sons, about 2.7 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Urelu?LK4118055 (OCHA common operational dataset)