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Medagoda
Southernvillage
Total population
5,000
Air quality index
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 Southern, Sri Lanka, Medagoda occupies its own corner of the country. Public datasets list a population of roughly 5,000. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (5.950°, 80.496°). Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,058 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. 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
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Spotted doveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves3,476
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,202
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,915
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,907
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,828
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves2,638
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves2,549
- Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,449
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
- Pitakatuwana8.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Markthof4706.4 mi away · pop. 162
- Hollern4707 mi away
- Gerhaus4708.8 mi away · pop. 228
- Stopfenreuth4708.9 mi away · pop. 179
- Groißenbrunn4709.4 mi away · pop. 195
- Engelhartstetten4709.5 mi away · pop. 704
- Loimersdorf4711 mi away · pop. 464
- Kopfstetten4712.4 mi away · pop. 200
- Baumgarten an der March4712.5 mi away · pop. 192
- Regelsbrunn4712.8 mi away · pop. 336
- Pframa4713.6 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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Medagoda, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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2 miPhotos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org