WATTEGAMA

Uva Province · SRI LANKA (LK) · 6.80°N / 81.48°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,224,061

Wattegama is a city in Sri Lanka with a population of 8,000. It sits at 6.80/81.48, runs on Asia/Colombo, is 16 km from Monaragala.

Population 8,000

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Colombo

All facts

fields

Country: Sri Lanka
Subdivision: Uva Province
Coords: 6.80°N / 81.48°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 5 · within 50 km

NW Monaragala Uva Province 10,236 16.7 km

E Pottuvil Eastern Province 45,727 39.2 km

W Wellawaya Uva Province 10,000 42.3 km

S Kataragama Uva Province 20,935 45.6 km

W Ella Town Uva Province 5,000 48.8 km

FAQ

8 questions

What is the population of Wattegama?: 8,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Wattegama in?: Asia/Colombo.
Which country is Wattegama in?: Sri Lanka (LK).
How far is Wattegama from Colombo?: About 181 km.
Does Wattegama have a university?: Not on record.
What currency is used in Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka Rupee.
How many cities are in Sri Lanka?: 89 on record.
Which admin region is Wattegama in?: Uva Province.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1224061

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1224061,
    "name": "Wattegama",
    "ascii_name": "Wattegama",
    "country_code": "LK",
    "population": 8000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Colombo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 6.7989,
    "longitude": 81.4808
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.3x smaller than Monaragala.
16 km from Monaragala.
Same timezone (Asia/Colombo) as 88 other cities in Sri Lanka.