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Kandanegedara

North Westernvillage

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Total population

5,000

Coordinates7.40°, 79.98°

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

Within North Western, Sri Lanka, Kandanegedara stands as a small village. Around 5,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Coordinates of 7.399°, 79.980° situate Kandanegedara in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,085 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 82% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.3995
Longitude
79.9802
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)
26,532
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,183
  • Yellow-billed Babbler
    Turdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1845) · Aves
    922
  • Brown-headed Barbet
    Psilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    825
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    755
  • Asian Koel
    Eudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    727
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    717
  • White-bellied Drongo
    Dicrurus caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    714
  • Purple-rumped Sunbird
    Leptocoma zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    710

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).

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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 Western

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.71
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,085

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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