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Bandanagala

Easternvillage

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Total population

5,000

Air quality index

30Good
Coordinates7.71°, 81.08°

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Bandanagala is a small village in Eastern, Sri Lanka. The settlement sits at 7.707°, 81.076°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. Around 5,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,958 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.7073
Longitude
81.0761
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
30
NO₂ (µg/m³)
9.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,596
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Green Bee-eater
    Merops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves
    52
  • Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    49
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    45
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    41
  • Red-wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    39
  • Black-headed Ibis
    Threskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    38
  • Green Imperial-Pigeon
    Ducula aenea (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38
  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    37

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Eastern

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.36
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,958

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org