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Vaatharawattai
Northernvillage
Total population
7,000
Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Vaatharawattai, a small village in Northern, Sri Lanka, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Its coordinates of 9.729°, 80.138° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 7,000. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,968 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Climate records indicate average highs near 87.2°F and lows near 77.7°F and about 57.4 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves431
- House CrowCorvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves380
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves333
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves305
- Asian Palm-SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis (J.E.Gray, 1829) · Aves304
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves290
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves288
- Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus (Latham, 1790) · Aves284
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



People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Northern
- Irupalai6.6 mi away · pop. 6,000
- Thanankilappu6.7 mi away · pop. 7,000
- Gloxwald4582.5 mi away
- Sarmingstein4583 mi away · pop. 185
- Vorderdimbach4586.1 mi away · pop. 88
- Linden4586.4 mi away · pop. 91
- St. Georgen am Walde4586.9 mi away · pop. 2,167
- Gaflenz4587.9 mi away
- Pettendorf4588.1 mi away · pop. 288
- Unter-Eisendorf4588.8 mi away · pop. 87
- Mühlein4589.3 mi away · pop. 221
- Unterhörnbach4589.3 mi away · pop. 64
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









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Vaatharawattai, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org