Elpitiya

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Elpitiya

Total population

20,000

Elevation6 m

Coordinates6.29°, 80.16°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Elpitiya is a town in Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka.

Geography

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

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

Geetha Kumarasinghe

Sri Lankan film actress

Nadeeka Lakmali

Sri Lankan javelin thrower

M

M. K. Rocksamy

Sri Lankan musician (1932-1988)

C

Chandima Gunaratne

cricketer

C

Charith Asalanka

Sri Lankan cricketer

P

Prince Udaya Priyantha

Sri Lankan singer

R

Rathnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali

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

Nearby places in Southern

• Pitakatuwana
  30.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Markthof
  4673.6 mi away · pop. 162
• Hollern
  4674.1 mi away
• Gerhaus
  4675.9 mi away · pop. 228
• Stopfenreuth
  4676.1 mi away · pop. 179
• Groißenbrunn
  4676.5 mi away · pop. 195
• Engelhartstetten
  4676.7 mi away · pop. 704
• Loimersdorf
  4678.2 mi away · pop. 464
• Kopfstetten
  4679.6 mi away · pop. 200
• Baumgarten an der March
  4679.7 mi away · pop. 192
• Regelsbrunn
  4680 mi away · pop. 336
• Pframa
  4680.8 mi away · pop. 202

Browse all places in Southern →

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

Bengal Monitor

Varanus bengalensis

Seen 2026-05-29

Indian Flying Fox

Pteropus medius

Seen 2026-05-29

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Seen 2026-05-29

orange mangrove

Bruguiera gymnorhiza

Seen 2026-05-29

Fish Poison Tree

Barringtonia asiatica

Seen 2026-05-29

Tawny Hermit Crab

Coenobita rugosus

Seen 2026-05-29

Sri Lanka Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus lankae

Seen 2026-05-19

Crepe Jasmine

Tabernaemontana divaricata

Seen 2026-05-18

Three-striped Palm Squirrel

Funambulus palmarum

Seen 2026-05-17

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

Gallery

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

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.