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Kinniya
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
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
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 · Aves1,324
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves622
- Asian Palm-SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis (J.E.Gray, 1829) · Aves522
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves484
- Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves470
- Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves467
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) · Aves431
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves420
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.
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
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