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Weheragodella

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Total population

5,000

Coordinates6.12°, 80.78°

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

Within Southern, Sri Lanka, Weheragodella stands as a small village. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 5,000. Its coordinates of 6.121°, 80.777° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.1214
Longitude
80.7771
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)
17,690
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    385
  • Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    341
  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    314
  • Rose-ringed Parakeet
    Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    296
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    285
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    280
  • Red-wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    277
  • Blue-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1767 · Aves
    273

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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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

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.04
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,840

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

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org