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Idaikurichchy

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Total population

6,000

Air quality index

26Good
Coordinates9.73°, 80.22°

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

Idaikurichchy sits in Northern, Sri Lanka and is identified as a small village. Located at 9.734°, 80.223°, Idaikurichchy occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 6,000. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,968 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.7339
Longitude
80.2226
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
26
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
76
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,473
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    208
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    178
  • Asian Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus balasiensis (J.E.Gray, 1829) · Aves
    174
  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    174
  • Glossy Ibis
    Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    164
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    161
  • Eurasian Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decaocto (Frivaldszky, 1838) · Aves
    155
  • Red-wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    147

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
—

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.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.39
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,968

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org