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Hurigaswewa

North Centralvillage

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Coordinates8.15°, 80.38°

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

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City facts

Overview

Hurigaswewa sits in North Central, Sri Lanka and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (8.145°, 80.377°). The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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

Latitude
8.1452
Longitude
80.3765
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,712
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    77
  • Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    74
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    71
  • Brown-headed Barbet
    Psilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    70
  • Indian Pond-Heron
    Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
    68
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    63
  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    62
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    62

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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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 North Central

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Geography & sun

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

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist