Terralocate

Browse / Sri Lanka / Northern / Sarasalai

Sarasalai

Northernvillage

No image yet

Total population

5,000

Air quality index

28Good
Coordinates9.70°, 80.16°

Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Overview

Situated in Northern, Sri Lanka, Sarasalai is a small village. Sarasalai maps to 9.702°, 80.161° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Public datasets list a population of roughly 5,000. The location receives about 1,968 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.7018
Longitude
80.1611
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
28
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
77
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
14,856
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    371
  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    338
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    307
  • Asian Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus balasiensis (J.E.Gray, 1829) · Aves
    270
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    262
  • Glossy Ibis
    Plegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    243
  • Little Cormorant
    Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    243
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    240

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

S
S. P. Thamilselvan
Sri Lankan rebel (1967-2007)
N
Nadarajah Raviraj
assassinated Sri Lankan politician
V
V. N. Navaratnam
Sri Lankan politician (1929-1991)
C. Ganesha Iyer
C. Ganesha Iyer
Ceylon Tamil scholar
A
A. Thurairajah
Sri Lankan Tamil academic (1934–1994)
A
A. Gnanathasan
Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer
S
Silan Kadirgamar
Sri Lankan historian (1934-2015)
S
Sinnathamby T. Ariaratnam
Ph.D. University of Cambridge 1959
T
Thenkovai Sa. Kanthiah Pillai

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Northern

Browse all places in Northern →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.39
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,968

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

Oriental Garden Lizard
Oriental Garden Lizard
Calotes versicolor
Seen 2026-04-18
Indian Pond-Heron
Indian Pond-Heron
Ardeola grayii
Seen 2026-04-15
Vicoa indica
Vicoa indica
Vicoa indica
Seen 2026-02-28
Surattense Nightshade
Surattense Nightshade
Solanum virginianum
Seen 2026-02-28
Aphyllodium biarticulatum
Aphyllodium biarticulatum
Aphyllodium biarticulatum
Seen 2026-02-28
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Seen 2026-02-26
Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Seen 2026-02-26
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Seen 2026-02-26
Pied Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis
Seen 2026-02-26

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sarasalai, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS022-E-80624 - View of Earth — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka2.7 miHouse - panoramio (83) — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka2.9 miPathway - panoramio (10) — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka2.9 miT.Thuvarakan playing Keyboard — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka2.9 miSaru 12 — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka2.9 miSaru 2 — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka2.9 miYoung coconut of Srilanka — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka3.2 miPoecilotheria hanumavilasumica 90213232 — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka3.8 miPoecilotheria hanumavilasumica 90213169 — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka3.8 miPoecilotheria hanumavilasumica 90213181 — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka3.8 miPoecilotheria hanumavilasumica 87060683 — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka3.8 miPoecilotheria hanumavilasumica 87060711 — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka3.8 miPlants at home for save earth — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4 miNature coconut trees at srilanka — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4 miPlants at home — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4.1 miMy plants at home — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4.1 miISS029-E-34445 - View of Earth — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4.2 miNavatkuli2 — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4.6 miOriental Magpie-robin nest, Jaffna, Sri Lanka — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4.7 miOriental Magpie-robin chicks, Jaffna, Sri Lanka — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4.7 miThanankilappu — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4.8 miPuttur Jaffna Sri Lanka — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4.9 miNavatkuli 1 — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka4.9 miTrain service in Jaffna — Sarasalai, Sri Lanka5.8 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org