# Urumpirai East GN division, Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/urumpirai-east/

Grama Niladhari division · Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division 

# Urumpirai East

Urumpirai East is a Grama Niladhari (GN) division of Sri Lanka in Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It covers **1.48 km²**. Open map data shows 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 1.5km²
- 2mapped services

## Where is Urumpirai East?

Urumpirai East 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 5 other GN divisions: [Kopai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/kopai-north/), [Neervely West](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/neervely-west/), [Urelu](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/urelu/), [Urumpirai North](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/urumpirai-north/) and [Urumpirai South](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/urumpirai-south/). By area it is the 8396th largest of 13,978 GN divisions in Sri Lanka. It covers 1.4% of [Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division](https://wherepedia.org/sri-lanka/northern/jaffna/valikamam-east-kopay/). The centre of Urumpirai East is about 311 km in a straight line from Colombo, the commercial capital. The centre point is at 9.7254° N, 80.0539° E. Local names: උරුම්පිරායි නැගෙන .

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 Urumpirai East

### Nearby, outside Urumpirai East

- Water tank · attraction, Chunnakam Town South2.3 km
- Old Co-operative Shop · ruins, Siruppiddy East4.8 km
- Nilavarai (Bottomless well) · attraction, Nawatkiri5.0 km
- King Sangiliyan's Minister's House · attraction, Nallur Rajathani5.7 km
- Sankiliyan Minister’s Abode · attraction, Nallur Rajathani5.7 km
- King Sangiliyan's Minister's Residence · ruins, Nallur Rajathani5.7 km
- arch · attraction, Sangiliyan Thoppu5.8 km
- The Last Tamil King Sankiliyan's Statue · memorial, Sangiliyan Thoppu6.0 km
- Ruined Kittu Park · ruins, Sangiliyan Thoppu6.1 km
- Thileepan Memorial · monument, Nallur South6.4 km
- Barathiyar's Statue · memorial, Kantharmadam South East6.5 km
- Jaffna Archeological Museum · museum, Aththiyadi7.0 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: Urumpirai 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) · Jaffna7.7 km
- China Bay Airport (TRR) · Trincomalee181 km

### Nearest railway station

Inuvil (Inuvil North East), about 2.7 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 12.7 hours, sunrise around 05:49) and shortest in Dec (about 11.6 hours, sunrise around 06:18, sunset around 17:51).

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.

## Weather in Urumpirai 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 Urumpirai East

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Primary Medical Care Unit (PMCU) Urumpirai · Urumpirai South 1.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72039&mlon=80.04596#map=17/9.72039/80.04596) 

Bank Bank of Ceylon · Urumpirai West 1.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71935&mlon=80.04505#map=17/9.71935/80.04505) 

ATM ComBamk ATM · Nallur Rajathani 6.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.67380&mlon=80.03298#map=17/9.67380/80.03298) 

Petrol pump Nadarajah - Urumbirai · Urumpirai West 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71216&mlon=80.04194#map=17/9.71216/80.04194) 

Hotel Ashoka Villa Jaffna · Urumpirai South 1.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.71734&mlon=80.04479#map=17/9.71734/80.04479) 

Mall Kajan Digitals · Urelu 2.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.74524&mlon=80.05558#map=17/9.74524/80.05558) 

School urumpirai roman catholic Tamil mixed school · Urumpirai East 0.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.72704&mlon=80.05027#map=17/9.72704/80.05027) 

College J/Nadeswara College, Kankesanthurai · Urelu 1.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.73902&mlon=80.05540#map=17/9.73902/80.05540) 

Police station Kopai · Kalviyankadu 4.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=9.68595&mlon=80.03802#map=17/9.68595/80.03802) 

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 Urumpirai East

Places mapped inside Urumpirai 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 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
- Urelu
- Urumpirai North
- Urumpirai South
- Urumpirai West
- Valalai
- Vatharavattai

## Quick answers

- Where is Urumpirai East?In Valikamam East (Kopay) DS Division, Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
- What borders Urumpirai East?Kopai North, Neervely West, Urelu, Urumpirai North and Urumpirai South
- What is there to see in Urumpirai East?Water tank, Old Co-operative Shop, Nilavarai (Bottomless well), King Sangiliyan's Minister's House
- What time zone is Urumpirai East in?UTC+5:30
- What currency is used in Urumpirai East?Rupee (LKR)
- What language is spoken in Urumpirai East?Sinhala, Tamil, English (main languages nationally)
- What is the best time to visit Urumpirai East?January to February
- Where is the nearest hospital to Urumpirai East?Primary Medical Care Unit (PMCU) Urumpirai, about 1.0 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Urumpirai East?Bank of Ceylon, about 1.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Urumpirai East?ComBamk ATM, about 6.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Urumpirai East?Nadarajah - Urumbirai, about 2.0 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Urumpirai East?LK4118050 (OCHA common operational dataset)