Gonapola

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

Overview

Gonapola is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Western Province.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

P

Prasanna Jayakody

Sri Lankan film director

W

Wilfred Senanayake

former Member of Parliament (1918-2008)

C

Candavimala

Buddhist monk and author

R

Ramesh Selvaraj

Sri Lankan cricketer

Chathuranga Kodithuwakku

Sri Lankan actor and model

A

Ashan Ranaweera

Sri Lankan cricketer

O

Oshada Sankalpa

Musical artist

Miyuru Amarasiri

Artist

Siri Kannangara

Sri Lankan–Australian physician (1944–2024)

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

Nearby places in Western

• Kumbuka
  2.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kananwila
  2.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pokunuwita
  3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Henegama
  3 mi away
• Raigama
  3.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Gelanigama
  3.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Moragahahena
  3.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Ambalangoda
  3.2 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Diyagama
  3.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kanewala
  3.4 mi away
• Kirigampamunuwa
  3.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Galedandugoda
  3.7 mi away

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

Bilimbi

Averrhoa bilimbi

Seen 2026-09-24

African Coromandel

Asystasia intrusa

Seen 2026-09-24

Bathroom Moth Fly

Clogmia albipunctata

Seen 2026-09-24

Tamarind

Tamarindus indica

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Housefly Catcher

Plexippus petersi

Seen 2026-09-23

Asian Common Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Seen 2026-09-23

Asian Honey Bee

Apis cerana

Seen 2026-09-23

African Giant Snail

Lissachatina fulica

Seen 2026-09-23

Anoplodesmus saussurii

Anoplodesmus saussurii

Seen 2026-09-23

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