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Maligawila

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Total population

5,000

Coordinates6.73°, 81.35°

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

As a small village in Uva, Sri Lanka, Maligawila occupies its own corner of the country. Its coordinates of 6.725°, 81.354° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 5,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The location receives about 1,978 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.7252
Longitude
81.3538
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
906
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Malabar Pied-Hornbill
    Anthracoceros coronatus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    26
  • mugger crocodile
    Crocodylus palustris (Lesson, 1831) · Crocodylia
    22
  • Green Bee-eater
    Merops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves
    20
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    19
  • Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    18
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    17
  • Tufted Gray Langur
    Semnopithecus priam Blyth, 1844 · Mammalia
    17
  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    16

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Uva

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.42
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,978

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
48
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API