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Ragala
Centraltown
Total population
5,000
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Ragala is a small town that lies in Central, Sri Lanka. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 5,000. Coordinates of 7.012°, 80.857° situate Ragala in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,895 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves1,327
- Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,152
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,123
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves1,010
- Sri Lanka White-eyeZosterops ceylonensis Holdsworth, 1872 · Aves1,003
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves1,001
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves983
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves902
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
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Central
- Nanu Oya9.2 mi away · pop. 8,000
- Gamini Pura19.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Hatton19.6 mi away · pop. 16,200
- Hunnasgiriya19.7 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Hapugastalawa19.8 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Talatuoya20.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Mediwaka20.3 mi away · pop. 2,000
- Ethgala21.5 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Rajawella21.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Teldeniya21.5 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Ampitiya22 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Mariyawatte22.1 mi away · pop. 6,000
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
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org