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Suwarapola
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, Suwarapola occupies its own corner of the country. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 5,000. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (6.798°, 79.912°). Open solar datasets indicate about 2,048 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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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 · Aves13,283
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves11,751
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10,512
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves9,629
- Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves9,068
- Spotted doveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves8,777
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1845) · Aves8,643
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) · Aves8,514
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
Nearby places in Western
- Rawathawatta2 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Moratuwa2.6 mi away · pop. 207,000
- Boralesgamuwa3.1 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Arewwala3.3 mi away · pop. 1,000
- Pannipitiya4.2 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Pinhena4.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Karagampitiya4.5 mi away · pop. 1,000
- Kirigampamunuwa4.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Nambuluwa4.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Dehiwala4.9 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Brahmanagama5.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Makumbura5.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
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
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Suwarapola, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org