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Kinniya

Easternvillage

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Total population

5,000

Air quality index

31Good
WeatherAvg high 89.5°F
Coordinates8.50°, 81.19°

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

Kinniya is a small village located in Eastern, Sri Lanka. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 5,000. Coordinates of 8.502°, 81.191° situate Kinniya in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,972 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 89.5°F and lows near 76.7°F, alongside about 64.1 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.5016
Longitude
81.1912
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
89.5°F
Avg low
76.7°F
Annual precipitation
64.1 in

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

Air quality

US AQI — Good
31
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
76
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11,814
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    1,324
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    622
  • Asian Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus balasiensis (J.E.Gray, 1829) · Aves
    522
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    484
  • Oriental Magpie-Robin
    Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    470
  • Asian Koel
    Eudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    467
  • Common Tailorbird
    Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) · Aves
    431
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    420

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,972

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

  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org