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Maligawila
Uvavillage
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
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves26
- mugger crocodileCrocodylus palustris (Lesson, 1831) · Crocodylia22
- Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves20
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves19
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves18
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves17
- Tufted Gray LangurSemnopithecus priam Blyth, 1844 · Mammalia17
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves16
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 Uva
- Pahalagama3.4 mi away
- Okkampitiya3.8 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Suduwathura Ara4.2 mi away
- Gaminipura5 mi away
- Thenagallanda5.7 mi away
- Horombuwa6.4 mi away
- Mahagodayaya6.8 mi away
- Kumbukkana6.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Hulandawa South7 mi away
- Weheragala7.7 mi away
- Hulandawa Left7.7 mi away
- Buttala7.8 mi away · pop. 15,000
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
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
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API