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Gonagala
Southernvillage
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
Found in Southern, Sri Lanka, Gonagala is classified as a small village in public datasets. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 5,000. Coordinates of 6.383°, 80.033° situate Gonagala in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 72% 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
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,780
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves1,670
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,658
- Sri Lanka Hanging-ParrotLoriculus beryllinus (J.R.Forster, 1781) · Aves1,378
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves1,362
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) · Aves1,314
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,151
- Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,150
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


People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Southern
- Induruwa1.7 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Uragasmanhandiya4.2 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Ambalangoda10 mi away · pop. 21,500
- Kahaduwa16.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Manampita18 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Pahala Keembiya22.4 mi away
- Udugama24.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Thotagoda25.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Labuduwa25.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Hiyare27.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Thalgampala27.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Heenatigala Junction30.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
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
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org