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Ekala
Westerntown
Total population
10,000
Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Ekala is a small town in Western, Sri Lanka. Around 10,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The settlement sits at 7.101°, 79.910°, a equatorial location in 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 2,085 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 82% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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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
- Industrial Zone0.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Alawathupitiya1.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kotugoda1.6 mi away
- Makawita1.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kotugoda1.8 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Niwandama1.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kotugoda2.1 mi away
- Liyanagemulla3.7 mi away
- Kuswala3.7 mi away
- Uswatte4 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Pulluhena4.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kirindiwita4.1 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









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org