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Mahapelessa
Southernvillage
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
Within Southern, Sri Lanka, Mahapelessa stands as a small village. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 5,000. Coordinates of 6.248°, 80.984° situate Mahapelessa in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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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
- Spotted doveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves256
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves211
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves205
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves194
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves188
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves181
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves169
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves167
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.
Nearby places in Southern
- Pitakatuwana32.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Markthof4712.3 mi away · pop. 162
- Hollern4713 mi away
- Gerhaus4714.8 mi away · pop. 228
- Stopfenreuth4714.9 mi away · pop. 179
- Groißenbrunn4715.3 mi away · pop. 195
- Engelhartstetten4715.4 mi away · pop. 704
- Loimersdorf4717 mi away · pop. 464
- Baumgarten an der March4718.3 mi away · pop. 192
- Kopfstetten4718.3 mi away · pop. 200
- Regelsbrunn4718.8 mi away · pop. 336
- Pframa4719.6 mi away · pop. 202
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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Mahapelessa, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org