Anuradhapura geodata
Anuradhapura (North Central) is a seat of a first-order administrative division; located in Sri Lanka in Asia/Colombo (GMT+5.5) time zone. With population of 60,943 people, there are 20 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Sri Lanka, 89.5% of cities are located further ↓South; 59.2% of cities are located further ←West and 73.7% of cities have lower elevation than Anuradhapura. Note1
Anuradhapura GPS coordinates[2]
8° 18' 44.028" North, 80° 24' 47.016" East
| Map corner | latitude | longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-left | 9.00733°, | 79.70994° |
| Center: | 8.31223°, | 80.41306° |
| Lower-right: | 7.61589°, | 81.11619° |
| Map W x H: | 154.7×154.7 km | = 96.1×96.1mi |
| max Lat: | 9.81667° ⇑10.5% North |
| Anuradhapura: | 8.31223° |
| min Lat: | ⇓89.5% South 5.92825° |
| min Long | Anuradhapura | max Long |
| 79.79528° | 80.41306° | 81.83472° |
| W 59.2%⇐ | ⇒40.8% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Anuradhapura is 100 m = 328 ft, and this is 57.4 m = 188 ft below average elevation for this country.
| Max E: |
1868 m = 6129 ft | 26.3% |
| Avg. | 157.4 m = 516 ft | |
| Anuradhapura | 100 m = 328 ft | |
Min E: |
1 m = 3 ft | 73.7% |
See also: Anuradhapura elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Anuradhapura is located in North Torrid zone (between Equator and Tropic of Cancer). Distance of Equator is 924.2 km =574.3 mi to South.| Distance of | km | miles | from Anuradhapura |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pole | 9082.8 | 5643.8 | to North |
| Arctic Circle | 6476.9 | 4024.6 | to North |
| Tropic Cancer | 1681.7 | 1045 | to North |
| Equator | 924.2 | 574.3 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Anuradhapura: (largest is in red/bold)
• Chilaw
106.5 km =66.2 mi, 
219°
• Dambulla
56.7 km =35.2 mi, 
152°
• Kandy
116.2 km =72.2 mi, 
167°
• Kegalle
118.1 km =73.4 mi, 
183°
• Kuliyapitiya
102.4 km =63.6 mi, 
203°
• Kurunegala
92.2 km =57.3 mi, 183°
• Matale
96.4 km =59.9 mi, 166°
• Mihintale
11.9 km =7.4 mi, 
63°
• Padaviya Divisional Secretariat
70.6 km =43.9 mi, 
32°
• Polonnaruwa
77 km =47.8 mi, 
122°
• Puttalam
71.3 km =44.3 mi, 
244°
• Sigiriya
54.8 km =34.1 mi, 
137°
• Trincomalee
94.5 km =58.7 mi, 
71°
• Vakarai
114 km =70.8 mi, 
100°
• Vavuniya
49.7 km =30.9 mi, 
10°
In other languages:
- In France: Anurâdhapura
- In Italian: Anurādhapura
- In Russian: Анурадхапура
- In Chinese: 阿努拉德普勒
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Sri Lanka existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia
