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Lahugala
Easternvillage
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
Lahugala is a small town in Ampara District, Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The town is located on Colombo-Batticaloa main road approximately 14 km (8.7 mi) away from Pothuvil town.
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History
Lahugala area was an ancient populated place in Sri Lanka since Anuradhapura era and was a part of the Kingdom of Ruhuna. A number of ancient ruined sites located in and around the area prove the long history of Lahugala. Most of these sites found in the area is said to be belonged to the royal family of King Mahanaga.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Nearby places in Eastern
- Sengamuva3.2 mi away · pop. 500
- Hulannuge4.5 mi away · pop. 1,000
- Pottuvil7.7 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Ulla7.9 mi away
- Panama10.2 mi away · pop. 1,000
- Thandiyadi14.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Okanda16 mi away · pop. 100
- Kudinilam18.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Ampalatharu Village19.4 mi away
- Kivulagama21.1 mi away
- Matheena Puram24.4 mi away
- Akkaraipattu24.9 mi away · pop. 17,500
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API