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Koswatte Junction
North Westernvillage
Total population
5,000
Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in North Western, Sri Lanka, Koswatte Junction is recorded in open geodata as a small village. Its coordinates of 7.415°, 79.889° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 5,000. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,085 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 82% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,114
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1845) · Aves881
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves803
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves726
- Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves708
- White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves690
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves687
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves680
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 North Western
- Bothalegama3.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Mahawewa5 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Madampe6.4 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Pannala11 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Kuliyapitiya11.3 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Wilaththawa12.6 mi away
- Munamaldeniya14.8 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Kelegedara16.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Dambadeniya18.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Boyawalana20.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Mallehewa22.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Morawalapitiya22.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
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
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org