Location – Sri Lanka Sri Lanka lies just above the equator between 5° 55'N and 9° 55' N and between the eastern longitudes 79° 42' and 81° 52'. The maximum length and width of Sri Lanka is 432 km and 224 km respectively.
Sri Lanka’s Area in Sq Km is 65,610 (Land area: 64740 sq km, Water area: 870 sq km). Sri Lanka is divided from India by a Narrow Strait of Sea known as Palk Strait. The Distance at the narrow bound from India to Sri Lanka is 32 Km.
General Location – Trincomalee
Trincomalee District is situated in the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. It boarders with Mullaithivu District in North, Anurathapura and Polonnaruwa Districts in the west and Batticaloa District in the South.
Divisional Secretariat Details
S. No.
| DS Division Name
| Area (Sq. Km)
| No. of GN Division
|
| 1 | Gomarankadawala | 285.00 | 10 |
| 2 | Kanthalai | 397.30 | 23 |
| 3 | Kinniya | 146.90 | 31 |
| 4 | Kuchchaveli | 313.30 | 24 |
| 5 | Morawewa | 322.40 | 10 |
| 6 | Muthur | 179.40 | 42 |
| 7 | Padavi Siripura | 217.10 | 10 |
| 8 | Seruwila | 377.00 | 17 |
| 9 | Thampalakamam | 244.40 | 12 |
| 10 | Town & Gravets | 148.00 | 42 |
| 11 | Eachchalampaththu | 98.00 | 09 |
Total | 2,728.80 | 230 |
