Businesses in Medawachchiya

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Medawachchiya

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping	28
Grocery stores and supermarkets	22
Education	22
Restaurants	18
Electronics stores	14
Clothing stores	14
Religion	11
Hardware store	11
Other accommodation	11
Hotels and motels	11
Buddhist temple	11
Public administration	10
Banks	9
Finance other	8

Medawachchiya Facts

Area	1.7 km²
Population	981
Male Population	486 (49.5%)
Female Population	495 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+337.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+19.5%
Median Age	29.2 years (Male: 29, Female: 29.3)
Neighborhoods	CP Town, Neriyakulam
Local Time
Timezone	India Standard Time
Lat & Lng	8.53450, 80.49230

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Medawachchiya Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	224	831	821	1,061	981	1,049	1,077
Population Density	132.7 / km²	492.4 / km²	486.5 / km²	628.7 / km²	581.3 / km²	621.6 / km²	638.2 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Medawachchiya Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 19.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Medawachchiya	+337.9%	+18.1%	+19.5%
Sri Lanka	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Medawachchiya Median Age

Median Age: 29.2 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Medawachchiya	29.2 yrs	29.3 yrs	29 yrs
Sri Lanka	30.5 yrs	31.1 yrs	29.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Medawachchiya Population Density

Population Density: 581 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Medawachchiya	981	1.688 km²	581 / km²
Sri Lanka	20.5 million	66,197.2 km²	309 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Medawachchiya Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Medawachchiya

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Medawachchiya

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Medawachchiya CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Medawachchiya	1,063 tn	1.08 tn	629.7 tons/km²
Sri Lanka	20,947,852 tn	1.02 tn	316.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Medawachchiya CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	1,063 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.08 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	629.7 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Flood	High (10)
Cyclone	Medium (5)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Medawachchiya

Medawachchiya is a town in the Anuradhapura District, North Central Province of Sri Lanka. Situated 27 km from Anuradhapura, on the A9 Jaffna - Kandy main road, it is 229 km from Colombo. Medawachchiya is also the point from which the A14 main road t..

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