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Damana

Easternvillage

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Total population

5,000

Air quality index

14Good
Coordinates7.21°, 81.65°

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

Damana sits in Eastern, Sri Lanka and is identified as a small village. Its coordinates of 7.205°, 81.652° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 5,000. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,958 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year 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
7.2051
Longitude
81.6524
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
14
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
4
Ozone (µg/m³)
44
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,654
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    90
  • White-bellied Sea-Eagle
    Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    86
  • Green Bee-eater
    Merops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves
    83
  • Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    71
  • Little Cormorant
    Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    60
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    57
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    56
  • Brown-headed Barbet
    Psilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    56

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

S
Sarath Weerasekara
Sri Lankan politician
H
Hasintha Nirmal Wijesooriya
Sri Lankan full-stack developer (born 2005)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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.

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