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Weragantota

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Total population

5,000

Coordinates7.34°, 80.98°

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

Weragantota is a small village located in Central, Sri Lanka. Around 5,000 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Coordinates of 7.337°, 80.984° situate Weragantota 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 1,895 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.3366
Longitude
80.9837
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)
2,504
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    53
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    47
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    41
  • Common Tailorbird
    Orthotomus sutorius (Pennant, 1769) · Aves
    40
  • Indian Peafowl
    Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    40
  • Oriental Magpie-Robin
    Copsychus saularis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    39
  • Brown-headed Barbet
    Psilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    39
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.19
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,895

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

whipcord cobra lily
whipcord cobra lily
Arisaema tortuosum
Seen 2026-10-06
Golden Palm Civet
Golden Palm Civet
Paradoxurus zeylonensis
Seen 2026-08-27
Loxococcus rupicola
Loxococcus rupicola
Loxococcus rupicola
Seen 2026-08-26
Leaf-nosed Lizard
Leaf-nosed Lizard
Ceratophora tennentii
Seen 2026-08-18
Indian Hare
Indian Hare
Lepus nigricollis
Seen 2026-08-16
Chalky Percher
Chalky Percher
Diplacodes trivialis
Seen 2026-08-12
Sri Lankan Water Monitor
Sri Lankan Water Monitor
Varanus salvator salvator
Seen 2026-07-22
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel
Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel
Ratufa macroura
Seen 2026-07-21
White-breasted Waterhen
White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Seen 2026-07-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

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