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Galge
Uvavillage
Total population
5,000
Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Uva, Sri Lanka, Galge stands as a small village. Around 5,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Coordinates of 6.540°, 81.305° situate Galge 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. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,978 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves582
- Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves545
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves472
- Saxicoloides fulicatus (Linnaeus, 1766)Saxicoloides fulicatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves436
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves432
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves420
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves403
- Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala (Pennant, 1769) · Aves372
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
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
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org