Kahathuduwa

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

Kahathuduwa is a small town in the Colombo District of the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 28.3 kilometres (17.6 mi) south east of Colombo. It has interchange to southern express way

Geography

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

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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

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B. D. Rampala

Sri Lankan mechanical engineer

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Maru Sira

Sri Lankan murderer

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Sunanda Mahendra

Sri Lankan academic

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Tissa Abeysekara

Filmmaker and writer (1939–2009)

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Vijaya Nandasiri

Sri Lankan actor (1944–2016)

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Wilfred Senanayake

former Member of Parliament (1918-2008)

John Kotelawala Sr

ceylonese police officer and businessmen

Suranga Nanayakkara

inventor

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Candavimala

Buddhist monk and author

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Jayantha Paranathala

Sri Lankan cricketer (1950–2023)

Wickrama Bogoda

Sri Lankan actor

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Sumithra Warnakulasuriya

cricketer

Chathuranga Kodithuwakku

Sri Lankan actor and model

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Oshada Sankalpa

Musical artist

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Arnold R. Walmsley

British diplomat

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

• Kirigampamunuwa
  1.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Gonapola
  2.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Brahmanagama
  2.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Nambuluwa
  3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pinhena
  3.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Makumbura
  4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Malapalla
  4.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kumbuka
  4.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Arewwala
  4.5 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Gelanigama
  4.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Bandaragama
  4.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Raigama
  4.8 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.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kahathuduwa, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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