Karaputugala

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

Overview

Karaputugala is a village in Matara District, Sri Lanka, 22 kilometers away from Matara. It is about 4 kilometers from Kamburupitiya.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Southern

• Yatiyana
  3.1 mi away · pop. 10,000
• Mapalana
  3.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kamburuwana
  3.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Sapugoda
  3.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kadawedduwa
  3.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pitakatuwana
  4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Kadurugasdeniya
  5.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Pahala Vitiyala
  5.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Miella
  5.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Dandeniya
  5.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Thraperiya
  6 mi away · pop. 5,000
• Diyagaha
  6.4 mi away · pop. 5,000

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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

Indian Peafowl

Pavo cristatus

Seen 2026-09-09

Oleander Hawkmoth

Daphnis nerii

Seen 2026-09-03

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros gingalensis

Seen 2026-09-02

Eurasian Whimbrel

Numenius phaeopus

Seen 2026-09-02

Sri Lankan Elephant

Elephas maximus maximus

Seen 2026-08-27

Mugger Crocodile

Crocodylus palustris

Seen 2026-08-27

African Giant Snail

Lissachatina fulica

Seen 2026-08-14

Shining Gossamerwing

Euphaea splendens

Seen 2026-08-13

Ceylon Logsucker

Garra ceylonensis

Seen 2026-08-13

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