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Thirukkovil
Easternvillage
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
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Thirukkovil or Tirukovil is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, situated along the eastern coast of the island. It is 30 km (19 mi) north of Pottuvil and 35 km (22 mi) south of Kalmunai. In Tamil the name translates to God's-temple. It was affected by 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & 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
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves17
- House CrowCorvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves15
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves15
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves15
- Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves14
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves10
- Spotted doveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves10
- Little Egret/Western Reef-HeronEgretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves9
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2009-04-15109 km SE of Kalmunai, Sri Lanka
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Eastern
- Paddippalai34.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Unnichchai40.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Agbopura103.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Tamaraivillu105.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kinniya105.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Trincomalee109.4 mi away · pop. 99,100
- Kendlbruck4827.3 mi away
- Sauerfeld4829.3 mi away · pop. 508
- Ramingstein4829.6 mi away · pop. 1,347
- Haiden4830.4 mi away · pop. 281
- Mignitz4830.9 mi away
- Tamsweg4831.4 mi away · pop. 3,606
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Thirukkovil, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API