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Meegaswewa

North Centralvillage

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Coordinates8.20°, 81.08°

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

Situated in North Central, Sri Lanka, Meegaswewa is a village. Meegaswewa maps to 8.202°, 81.085° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,972 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.2018
Longitude
81.0848
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)
1,476
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Asian elephant
    Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    79
  • Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    31
  • Green Bee-eater
    Merops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves
    30
  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    30
  • Red-wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    28
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    28
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    26
  • Indian Pond-Heron
    Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
    25

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
—

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in North Central

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,972

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

Sources

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