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Yala Junction
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
Situated in Western, Sri Lanka, Yala Junction is a small village. It is home to roughly 5,000 residents. The settlement sits at 6.663°, 80.072°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,840 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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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
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,179
- Spotted doveSpilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves1,122
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,032
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,015
- Yellow-billed BabblerTurdoides affinis (Jerdon, 1845) · Aves1,003
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves985
- White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves924
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves856
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
- Galpatha4 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Gurugoda4.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Pokunuwita5 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Raigama5.6 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kumbuka5.8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kananwila6.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Gelanigama6.1 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Bandaragama6.7 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Dambara7.2 mi away · pop. 1,700
- Gonapola8 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Kahawala8.2 mi away · pop. 5,000
- Ihala Millawa North8.5 mi away · pop. 1,400
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 Yala Junction, 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