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Kanniya
Easternvillage
Total population
5,000
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kanniya sits in Eastern, Sri Lanka and is identified as a small village. Coordinates of 8.618°, 81.167° situate Kanniya in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 5,000 residents. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,972 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. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- House CrowCorvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves1,359
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves642
- Asian Palm-SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis (J.E.Gray, 1829) · Aves537
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves509
- Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves489
- Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves485
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) · Aves448
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves445
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
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 Eastern
- Trincomalee5.4 mi away · pop. 99,100
- Tamaraivillu8.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Mutur13 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Agbopura22.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Unnichchai74 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Paddippalai79.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kendlbruck4719 mi away
- Sauerfeld4721 mi away · pop. 508
- Ramingstein4721.3 mi away · pop. 1,347
- Haiden4722.1 mi away · pop. 281
- Mignitz4722.6 mi away
- Tamsweg4723.1 mi away · pop. 3,606
Geography & sun
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kanniya, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org