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Wellana
Southernvillage
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
Situated in Southern, Sri Lanka, Wellana is a small village. The population stands at approximately 5,000. Coordinates of 6.036°, 80.437° situate Wellana in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year 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
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) · Aves3,645
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3,361
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3,074
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves3,020
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,934
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves2,677
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves2,596
- Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,503
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 Southern
- Nimalawa1 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kothagoda1.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Divelagoda2.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Waduborella2.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Udukawa3.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Indigahadeniya3.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Imaduwa3.3 mi away · pop. 15,000
- Deegoda3.4 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Welihinda3.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Dikkumbura4.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Batawala4.3 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Warakpitiya4.5 mi away · pop. 5,000
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
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org