Ja-ela

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Ja-ela

Total population

32,300

Air quality index

33Good

Elevation7 m

Coordinates7.08°, 79.89°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ja-Ela is a town, located approximately 20 km (12 mi) north of the city centre of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Ja-Ela lies on the A3 road which overlaps with the Colombo – Katunayake Expressway at the Ja-Ela Interchange.

Geography

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

Air quality

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Dhammika Prasad

Sri Lankan cricketer

Harry Jayawardena

Sri Lankan businessman

J

Jeewan Kumaranatunga

Sri Lankan politician

Maithripala Sirisena

President of Sri Lanka from 2015 to 2019

Sunil Santha

Sri Lankan musician (1915-1981)

L

Lakrani Perera

Sri Lankan athletics competitor

D

Dushmantha Chameera

Sri Lankan cricketer

P

Priyamal Perera

Sri Lankan cricketer

S

Shanuka Dissanayake

Sri Lankan cricketer

N

Nipun Karunanayake

Sri Lankan cricketer

A

Asela Jayasinghe

cricketer

L

Lakshan Sandakan

Criketer

R

Rodney Warnakula

Sri Lankan actor, comedian, singer, and dubbing artist

R

Romesh Eranga

cricketer

L

Lahiru Jayakody

cricketer

S

Shiran Ratnayake

cricketer

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

Nearby places in Western

• Industrial Zone
  1.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Ekala
  2 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Kandana
  2.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Bopitiya
  2.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Alawathupitiya
  2.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pulluhena
  2.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Uswatte
  2.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Nugape
  2.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pamunugama
  2.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Niwandama
  3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Bollatha
  3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Makawita
  3.5 mi away · pop. 5,000

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

Lobopterella dimidiatipes

Lobopterella dimidiatipes

Seen 2026-06-07

Indian Cockroach

Pycnoscelus indicus

Seen 2026-06-07

Thyrassia subcordata

Thyrassia subcordata

Seen 2026-06-07

Sphinctotropis paviei

Sphinctotropis paviei

Seen 2026-06-05

Common Shrub Frog

Pseudophilautus popularis

Seen 2026-06-05

Chalky Percher

Diplacodes trivialis

Seen 2026-05-31

Hersilia tibialis

Hersilia tibialis

Seen 2026-05-31

Oleander Hawkmoth

Daphnis nerii

Seen 2026-05-31

Red-backed Flameback

Dinopium psarodes

Seen 2026-05-30

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ja-ela, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.