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Urvanihan Pattu

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Total population

5,000

Coordinates9.54°, 80.37°

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

As a small village in Northern, Sri Lanka, Urvanihan Pattu occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.543°, 80.373°). It is home to roughly 5,000 residents. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,968 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.5430
Longitude
80.3728
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)
4,111
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    111
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    106
  • Asian Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus balasiensis (J.E.Gray, 1829) · Aves
    101
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    91
  • Indian Pond-Heron
    Ardeola grayii (Sykes, 1832) · Aves
    85
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    84
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    81
  • Little Cormorant
    Microcarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    79

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).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Northern

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.39
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,968

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