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Selesthimaduwa

North Centralvillage

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Coordinates8.21°, 80.46°

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

Selesthimaduwa is a village that lies in North Central, Sri Lanka. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Coordinates of 8.213°, 80.459° situate Selesthimaduwa in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,936 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 76% 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
8.2133
Longitude
80.4589
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
16,760
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    428
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    415
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    412
  • Brown-headed Barbet
    Psilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    400
  • Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    391
  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    383
  • Red-wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    371
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    359

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.3
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,936

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

Sources

  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org