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Palugaswewa
North Centralvillage
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
Palugaswewa is a small village located in North Central, Sri Lanka. Coordinates of 8.064°, 80.709° situate Palugaswewa in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 5,000. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,936 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,049
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves971
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves940
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves892
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves825
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves733
- Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves718
- Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves681
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
Nearby places in North Central
- Habarana3.6 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Hiriwadunne3.9 mi away
- Bellankadawala5 mi away
- Ganewalpola5.8 mi away · pop. 500
- Mahadiulwewa6.4 mi away
- Alagollewa7.2 mi away
- Thonigala9.4 mi away
- Maha Rambewa9.8 mi away
- Madatugama9.9 mi away · pop. 2,000
- Yakalla10.3 mi away
- Manankattiya10.4 mi away
- Kandalama East10.7 mi away
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
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org