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Kantale
Easterntown
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
Within Eastern, Sri Lanka, Kantale stands as a small town. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 5,000. Located at 8.367°, 81.003°, Kantale occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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. 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
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
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves38
- House CrowCorvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves34
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves33
- Spotted doveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves26
- Little Egret/Western Reef-HeronEgretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves25
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves25
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves24
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves24
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
Nearby places in Eastern
- Agbopura2.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Tamaraivillu15.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Mutur19.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Trincomalee21.4 mi away · pop. 99,100
- Unnichchai63.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Paddippalai71.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kendlbruck4724.3 mi away
- Sauerfeld4726.2 mi away · pop. 508
- Ramingstein4726.5 mi away · pop. 1,347
- Haiden4727.3 mi away · pop. 281
- Mignitz4727.9 mi away
- Tamsweg4728.4 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
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kantale, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org