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Bentota

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Total population

37,000

Coordinates6.42°, 80.00°

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

Set in Southern, Sri Lanka, Bentota is recorded in open geodata as a town. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 37,000. Its coordinates of 6.422°, 79.998° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,048 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Bentota.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.4215
Longitude
79.9979
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Nearby places in Southern

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.61
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,048

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
775
Avg daily Wikipedia views
26
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bentota

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library