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Point Pedro
Northerntown
Total population
20,000
Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Northern, Sri Lanka, Point Pedro is recorded in open geodata as a town. The population stands at approximately 20,000. Its coordinates of 9.824°, 80.236° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,968 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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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
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here



People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Point Pedro

![The Complete Sherlock Holmes [4 novels, 56 stories]](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/12501284-M.jpg)
![The Complete Sherlock Holmes [2/2] (Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes / His Last Bow / Hound of the Baskervilles / Return of Sherlock Holmes / Valley of Fear)](https://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/12531929-M.jpg)



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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library