Businesses in Sigiriya

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sigiriya

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Hotels and motels	246
Other accommodation	170
Restaurants	84
Bed and breakfasts	32
Travel agencies	21
Tour operators	16

Sigiriya Facts

Area	2.9 km²
Population	651
Male Population	353 (54.2%)
Female Population	298 (45.8%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+161.4%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+17.9%
Median Age	31.7 years (Male: 31.7, Female: 31.7)
Neighborhoods	Ehalagala, Audangawa, Kalapuraya
Local Time
Timezone	India Standard Time
Lat & Lng	7.94946, 80.75037
Postal Codes	21120

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Sigiriya Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	249	467	552	815	651	649	664
Population Density	86.6 / km²	162.4 / km²	192 / km²	283.5 / km²	226.4 / km²	225.7 / km²	231 / km²

* Projected

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

Sigiriya Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 17.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sigiriya	+161.4%	+39.4%	+17.9%
Sri Lanka	—	—	—

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

Sigiriya Median Age

Median Age: 31.7 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sigiriya	31.7 yrs	31.7 yrs	31.7 yrs
Sri Lanka	30.5 yrs	31.1 yrs	29.8 yrs

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

Sigiriya Population Density

Population Density: 226 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sigiriya	651	2.875 km²	226 / 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

Sigiriya Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1000 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 Sigiriya

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sigiriya

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

Sigiriya CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sigiriya	674 tn	1.04 tn	234.6 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

Sigiriya CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	674 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.04 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	234.6 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.

Sigiriya

Sigiriya (Lion Rock Sinhalese: සීගිරිය, Tamil: சிகிரியா, pronounced see-gi-ri-yə) is an ancient palace located in the central Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The name refers to a site of historical and ar..

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