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Welavilamulla
Westernvillage
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
Welavilamulla, a small village in Western, Sri Lanka, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of 7.192°, 80.111° situate Welavilamulla in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 5,000. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,895 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests 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 Welavilamulla.
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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) · Aves567
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves553
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1845) · Aves515
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves442
- White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves408
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves407
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves406
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves395
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 Western
- Pasyala1.9 mi away · pop. 10,000
- Ranpokunagama3.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Mirigama4 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Veyangoda4.4 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Nalapaya4.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Attanagalla5.7 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Dummaladeniya5.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Naiwala5.9 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kalagedihena6.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Wathurugama9.6 mi away · pop. 1,000
- Udugampola10 mi away · pop. 1,000
- Miriswatte10.4 mi away · pop. 10,000
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 Welavilamulla, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org