Browse / Sri Lanka / Central / Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya

Centralcity

No image yet

Total population

27,500

Coordinates6.97°, 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

Within Central, Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya stands as a city. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (6.974°, 80.767°). Recent open-data figures place its population at about 27,500. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience 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. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Nuwara Eliya.

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

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.9740
Longitude
80.7670
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

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 Central

Browse all places in Central →

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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
4,269
Avg daily Wikipedia views
142
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Nuwara Eliya

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library