Wattegama

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

Wattegama (Sinhala: වත්තේගම, Tamil:வத்தேகம) is a town and Urban Council in Kandy District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka.

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

M. G. Ramachandran

film actor, chief minister of Tamil Nadu (1917 – 1987)

Muttiah Muralitharan

Sri Lankan cricketer

Dharmasena Pathiraja

sri lankan film director and screenwriter (1943-2018)

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Christopher Ondaatje

Businessman, philanthropist, adventurer, writer

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Godwin Samararatne

Sri Lankan Buddhist teacher (1932-2000)

Thomas Herbert John Chapman Goodwin

British doctor and soldier (1871—1960)

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Chamara Kapugedera

Sri Lankan cricketer

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Pubudu Dassanayake

Sri Lankan cricketer

Swami Murugesu

Sri Lankan spiritual teacher (1933–2007)

Ranjan Madugalle

Sri Lankan cricketer

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A. C. M. Lafir

cricketer

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A. E. Goonesinha

Sri Lankan politician (1891-1967)

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Aslam Fazly Laphir

Sri Lankan army officer

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Amarasiri Kalansuriya

Sri Lankan actor

Anne-Marie Mediwake

Canadian journalist

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Anuruddha Ratwatte

Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka

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

Nearby places in Central

• Lorenzenberg
  4703.7 mi away · pop. 60
• Lamprechtsberg
  4705.4 mi away · pop. 230
• Pfarrdorf
  4705.5 mi away · pop. 348
• Lavamünd
  4706.1 mi away · pop. 2,787
• Schwarzenbach
  4706.7 mi away · pop. 112
• Weißenstein
  4709.1 mi away · pop. 671
• Gemmersdorf
  4709.8 mi away · pop. 687
• Unterdorf/Dolnja vas
  4710 mi away · pop. 42
• Hart/Breg
  4710 mi away · pop. 11
• Obergösel
  4710.1 mi away · pop. 130
• Maria Rojach
  4710.3 mi away · pop. 336
• Sankt Georgen/Šentjur
  4710.4 mi away · pop. 40

Browse all places in Central →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Mung Bean Moth

Maruca vitrata

Seen 2026-09-24

Ceylon Krait

Bungarus ceylonicus

Seen 2026-09-24

Indian Garden Lizard

Calotes versicolor

Seen 2026-09-23

Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel

Ratufa macroura

Seen 2026-09-22

Asian Common Toad

Duttaphrynus melanostictus

Seen 2026-09-22

Little Egret

Egretta garzetta

Seen 2026-09-21

Sailfin Catfishes

Pterygoplichthys

Seen 2026-09-21

Common Hourglass Tree Frog

Polypedates cruciger

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Seen 2026-09-19

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