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Welikanda
North Centraltown
Total population
15,000
Demographic figures from Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Welikanda, a town in North Central, Sri Lanka, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of 7.947°, 81.248° situate Welikanda in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 15,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,958 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Welikanda.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in North Central
- Sewanapitiya4.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Manampitiya9.7 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Dimbulagala11.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
- 14 Canal11.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Aralaganwila12.2 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Divuldamana12.2 mi away
- Kusumama13.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Tambala13.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kaduruwela14.7 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Palugasdamana15.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Galamuna17.7 mi away
- Kandegama17.7 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
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Sources
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API