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Polwatta

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Total population

1,000

Elevation8 m
Coordinates6.86°, 79.94°

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

Polwatta is a small village in Western, Sri Lanka. Coordinates of 6.859°, 79.941° situate Polwatta in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 1,000 residents. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,048 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% 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

Latitude
6.8592
Longitude
79.9409
Water area
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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

Nearby places in Western

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Geography & sun

Elevation
26 ft (8 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.61
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,048

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org