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Sedawatta
Westernvillage
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
As a small village in Western, Sri Lanka, Sedawatta occupies its own corner of the country. The settlement sits at 6.953°, 79.879°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 5,000. 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 sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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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
- House CrowCorvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves18,168
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves15,688
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves15,556
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves14,781
- Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,592
- Spotted doveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves13,524
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1845) · Aves12,620
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) · Aves12,411
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.
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
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sedawatta, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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1.5 miPhotos 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)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org