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Wijaya Rajadahana

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Total population

5,000

Air quality index

49Good
Coordinates7.23°, 80.12°

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

Situated in Western, Sri Lanka, Wijaya Rajadahana is a small village. The population stands at approximately 5,000. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (7.231°, 80.118°). The location receives about 1,895 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
7.2305
Longitude
80.1178
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
49
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
59
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
16,652
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    541
  • Spotted dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    535
  • Yellow-billed Babbler
    Turdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1845) · Aves
    486
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    447
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    404
  • Black-hooded Oriole
    Oriolus xanthornus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    381
  • White-bellied Drongo
    Dicrurus caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    378
  • Red-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    361

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Don Stephen Senanayake
Don Stephen Senanayake
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1884-1952)
Nuwan Kulasekara
Nuwan Kulasekara
Sri Lankan cricketer
M
Mercy Edirisinghe
singer
J
J. E. Amaratunga
ceylonese planter, lawyer and politician
G
Gunaratne Wanasinghe
Sri Lankan politician and JVP Publicity Head (1948−1989)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Western

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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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Wijaya Rajadahana, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Ants going to eat caterpillar — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka3 miHome pallewela — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka3 miWarakapola, Sri Lanka - panoramio — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.2 miWarakapola, Sri Lanka - panoramio (1) — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.2 miKotadeniyawa, Sri Lanka - panoramio — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.2 miKotadeniyawa, Sri Lanka - panoramio (1) — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.3 miQuid in hand made tray — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.4 miFlowers in hand made tray — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.4 miSchool Main Office - Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.7 miWarakapola, Sri Lanka - panoramio (2) — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.8 miWarakapola, Sri Lanka - panoramio (3) — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.8 miKurunegala, Sri Lanka - panoramio (19) — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.8 miVBCC — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka5.8 miRest in sun — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka6.1 miOn the leaf — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka6.1 miRest in sun 2 — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka6.1 miKeep moving on — Wijaya Rajadahana, Sri Lanka6.1 mi

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)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org