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Weeraketiya
Southerntown
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
Overview
Within Southern, Sri Lanka, Weeraketiya stands as a small town. The population stands at approximately 5,000. Its coordinates of 6.148°, 80.763° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Weeraketiya.
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History & 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
- Spotted doveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves454
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves375
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves368
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves338
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves308
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves279
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves273
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1845) · Aves273
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.
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
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Weeraketiya, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org