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Wellagiriya Facts

Area	0.6 km²
Population	2,273
Male Population	1,066 (46.9%)
Female Population	1,207 (53.1%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+623.9%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+777.6%
Median Age	33.3 years (Male: 32.3, Female: 34.1)
Local Time
Timezone	India Standard Time
Lat & Lng	7.06810, 80.78390

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Wellagiriya Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	314	245	259	346	2,273	2,177	2,169
Population Density	558.2 / km²	435.6 / km²	460.4 / km²	615.1 / km²	4,040.9 / km²	3,870.2 / km²	3,856 / km²

* Projected

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

Wellagiriya Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 777.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Wellagiriya	+623.9%	+827.8%	+777.6%
Sri Lanka	—	—	—

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

Wellagiriya Median Age

Median Age: 33.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Wellagiriya	33.3 yrs	34.1 yrs	32.3 yrs
Sri Lanka	30.5 yrs	31.1 yrs	29.8 yrs

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

Wellagiriya Population Density

Population Density: 4,041 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Wellagiriya	2,273	0.563 km²	4,041 / 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

Wellagiriya Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1600 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.

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

Wellagiriya CO2 Emissions

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

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Wellagiriya	2,310 tn	1.02 tn	4,106.9 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

Wellagiriya CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	2,310 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	1.02 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	4,106.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)

* 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. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

Wellagiriya

Wellagiriya is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.

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