Browse / Sri Lanka / Southern / Meegasara

Meegasara

Southernvillage

No image yet

Total population

5,000

Air quality index

35Good
Coordinates6.20°, 80.77°

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Overview

Situated in Southern, Sri Lanka, Meegasara is a small village. Around 5,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (6.201°, 80.769°). The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.2007
Longitude
80.7688
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
63
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11,166
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Spotted dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    215
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    191
  • Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    190
  • Indian Pond-Heron
    Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
    171
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    170
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    170
  • Blue-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1767 · Aves
    163
  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    162

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Southern

Browse all places in Southern

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.04
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,840

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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Meegasara, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org