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Palapota
Southernvillage
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 Southern, Sri Lanka, Palapota occupies its own corner of the country. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 6.022°, 80.747°. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 5,000. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 72% 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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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
- Thraperiya5.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Vitarandeniya6.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Ittademaliya9.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Pitakatuwana13.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Thalahagama17 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Ganhela19.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Welihinda19.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Polpagoada26.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Koggala29.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Thalgampala30.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Pahala Keembiya36.2 mi away
- Weerawila36.9 mi away · pop. 10,000
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org