Eldeniya

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Eldeniya

Total population

5,000

Air quality index

49Good

Coordinates7.01°, 79.97°

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

Overview

Eldeniya is a village located in Kadawatha, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka.

Geography

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

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

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

Notable people from here

Karu Jayasuriya

Sri Lankan politician

Chaminda Vaas

Sri Lankan cricketer

Arjuna Ranatunga

Sri Lankan cricketer

N

Nishantha Ranatunga

Sri Lankan cricketer

G

Gayan Wijekoon

Sri Lankan cricketer

Annesley Dias

Sri Lankan comedian

Basil Fernando

Sri Lankan writer and activist

C

Chitrasena

Dancer, actor

D

Denis Perera

Sri Lankan general and diplomat

Dhammika Prasad

Sri Lankan cricketer

K. Jayatillake

Sri Lankan writer (1926-2011)

K

K N O Dharmadasa

linguist

Maithripala Sirisena

President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019

Malini Fonseka

Sri Lankan actor-politician

M

Muthu Tharanga

Sri Lankan actor and model

R

Ravindra Randeniya

Sri Lankan actor

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

Nearby places in Western

• Kadawatha
  1.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Ihala Imbulgoda
  2.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Ragama
  3.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Kiribathgoda
  3.4 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Ganemulla
  4.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Bollatha
  4.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Ambatale
  5.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kaduwela
  5.3 mi away · pop. 252,000
• Miriswatte
  5.6 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Angoda
  5.8 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Mulleriyawa
  5.9 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Niwandama
  5.9 mi away · pop. 5,000

Browse all places in Western →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Red-backed Flameback

Dinopium psarodes

Seen 2026-05-30

Striated Tylorida

Tylorida striata

Seen 2026-05-29

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Seen 2026-05-28

Spotted Dove

Spilopelia chinensis

Seen 2026-05-28

Brown-headed Barbet

Psilopogon zeylanicus

Seen 2026-05-28

Gray-headed Swamphen

Porphyrio poliocephalus

Seen 2026-05-28

Peacock Pansy

Junonia almana

Seen 2026-05-28

Oriental Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Seen 2026-05-28

White Four Ring

Ypthima ceylonica

Seen 2026-05-28

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Eldeniya, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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