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Athurugiriya
Westerntown
Total population
15,000
Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Western, Sri Lanka, Athurugiriya is a town. The settlement sits at 6.877°, 79.990°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 15,000. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,048 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here



People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Western
- Oruwala1.1 mi away
- Vidyala Junction2.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Hokandara South2.2 mi away
- Panagoda2.4 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Pittugala2.6 mi away
- Dedigamuwa2.8 mi away
- Nawagamuwa2.8 mi away
- Makumbura2.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kottawa2.9 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Malabe3 mi away · pop. 50,000
- Kothalawala3.2 mi away
- Lenagala3.3 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org