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Lankawa

Matara

Southern Province

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Marine swell

Nearshore wave height for this coastal district (Open-Meteo marine or seed).

Fresh
Wave height
2.2m
Wave period
12.4s
Wave direction
193°

As of 9/11/2026, 11:00:00 PM · Not a Met Dept or Navy warning.

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Population
837,889
Area
1,283 km²
Population density
653 /km²
Province
Southern
3 districts · 32.1% of province population
Capital
Matara
Presidential 2024
NPP
52.5% · first preference
Parliamentary 2024
NPP
6/7 seats

Matara City & Postal Hierarchy

Major urban centers, 5-digit postal codes, and regional coordinates for Matara.

Seed fallback — live API unavailable
Matara5.950°N, 80.547°E
81000
Weligama5.975°N, 80.429°E
81700
Dikwella5.961°N, 80.697°E
81200
Deniyaya6.342°N, 80.558°E
81500
Akuressa6.099°N, 80.472°E
81400
Mirissa5.948°N, 80.471°E
81740

Live flood stations

Panadugama

Nilwala Ganga

NORMAL
Level
2.14 m
Remarks
Rain 0.0 mm

2026-09-11T09:34:35.928Z

Moraketiya

Walawe Ganga

NORMAL
Level
0.54 m
Remarks
Rain 0.0 mm

2026-09-11T09:31:20.079Z

Pitabeddara

Nilwala Ganga

NORMAL
Level
0.32 m
Remarks
Rain 0.0 mm

2026-09-11T08:31:45.632Z

Urawa

Nilwala Ganga

NORMAL
Level
-0.08 m
Remarks
Rain 0.0 mm

2026-09-11T09:33:51.416Z

Flood level history

Recent water-level readings for mapped river stations in this district.

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Land change

Greenery, built-up, and weekly NDVI anomaly for this district.

National Land Pulse
Greenery index Δ
-4pts (2018→2024)

6359

Built-up index Δ
+5pts (2018→2024)

1419

NDVI anomaly
-0.40

2026-W29

Source · Methodology

Electoral swing (2019 → 2024)

Presidential first-preference share change between the prior cycle and 2024.

2019 winner · SLPP68.1%
2024 winner · NPP52.5%
Leading share change
-15.6 pp
NPP share vs SLPP baseline
-15.6 pp

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