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Ukuwela

Centraltown

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Total population

5,000

Air quality index

47Good

Elevation383 m

WeatherAvg high 83.3°F

Coordinates7.42°, 80.63°

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

Elevation

383 m

Time zone

UTC+05:30

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ukuwela is a large suburb of Matale, Sri Lanka. lt lies south about 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) from the Matale Municipal Council, area, located on the Wattegama-Matale Road.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

7.4212

Longitude

80.6332

Water area

—

View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high

83.3°F

Avg low

70.8°F

Annual precipitation

115.3 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

US AQI — Good

47

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

6.6

PM10 (µg/m³)

9.2

Ozone (µg/m³)

86

NO₂ (µg/m³)

1.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

44,278

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
1,032
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
923
Spotted dove
Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
836
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
722
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) · Aves
660
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1845) · Aves
647
Yellow-fronted Barbet
Psilopogon flavifrons (Cuvier, 1816) · Aves
627
Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
605

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

William Gopallawa

William Gopallawa

Sri Lankan President (1897-1981)

Kumar Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara

Sri Lankan cricketer

Richard Udugama

Sri Lankan army commander (1911-1995)

Chanaka Welegedara

Sri Lankan cricketer

Chaminda Ruwan Yakandawala

Sri Lankan siolder

Danusika Bandara

Sri Lankan cricketer

Sri Lankan film actor

Hemal Ranasinghe

Model and actor

Keppetipola Disawe

Keppetipola Disawe

Sri Lankan military leader

Prem Kumar

Hindu guru, rape convict

W. S. Karunaratne

W. S. Karunaratne

Sri Lankan politician (1928-1986)

Alick Aluwihare

Sri Lankan Politician belonging to the United National Party

Bernard Aluwihare

Sri Lankan politician (1902-1961)

Shavendra Silva

Sri Lankan general

Kingsley Jayasekera

Sri Lankan actor (1924-2004)

Prabath Jayasuriya

Sri Lankan cricketer

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.19

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,895

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

96

Avg daily Wikipedia views

3

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Flower Crab Spiders

Flower Crab Spiders

Seen 2026-06-01

Oriental Garden Lizard

Oriental Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Seen 2026-05-29

Little Cormorant

Little Cormorant

Microcarbo niger

Seen 2026-05-27

Stripe-Tailed Bronzeback

Stripe-Tailed Bronzeback

Dendrelaphis caudolineolatus

Seen 2026-05-27

Long-nosed Whipsnake

Long-nosed Whipsnake

Ahaetulla nasuta

Seen 2026-05-26

Loten's Sunbird

Loten's Sunbird

Cinnyris lotenius

Seen 2026-05-25

White-throated Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Seen 2026-05-25

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti

Seen 2026-05-25

Common Water Monitor

Common Water Monitor

Varanus salvator

Seen 2026-05-25

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

Events

Gallery

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

Индуистский храм - panoramio — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Bamboo Hut — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Eumyias sordidus 92268793 — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Eumyias sordidus 92268808 — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Warakamur, Sri Lanka - panoramio — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Warakamur, Sri Lanka - panoramio (1) — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

A Reptile — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

2 Friends — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Cute Cat — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Matale, Sri Lanka - panoramio (21) — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Alawatugoda, Sri Lanka - panoramio — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Alawatugoda, Sri Lanka - panoramio (1) — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

අනුරුධ අරණ — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Anurudha Arana(අනුරුධ අරණ) — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Semnopithecus vetulus - Vsevolod Rudyi - 465707984 — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Kandy, Sri Lanka - panoramio (24) — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Dysaethria — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Unexpected prey — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Sunset through paddy field — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Tea Estate of Sri lanka — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Sri nature — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Тук-тук-паркинг - panoramio — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Самовар - panoramio — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

Seishin Budo Karate — Ukuwela, Sri Lanka

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

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
• 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