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Lankawa

Trincomalee

Eastern Province

Share sheet or copy for WhatsApp / village groups.

In the press

Recent headlines mentioning this district.

All news

Keyword match against public RSS titles — not a full media monitor.

Marine swell

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

Fresh
Wave height
0.4m
Wave period
4.0s
Wave direction
218°

As of 7/20/2026, 11:00:00 PM · Not a Met Dept or Navy warning.

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Population
379,541
Area
2,727 km²
Population density
139 /km²
Province
Eastern
3 districts · 24.4% of province population
Capital
Trincomalee
Presidential 2024
SJB
50.4% · first preference
Parliamentary 2024
NPP
2/4 seats

Live flood stations

No river monitoring stations mapped to this district.

Land change

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

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

6561

Built-up index Δ
+4pts (2018→2024)

1115

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 · SJB56.7%
2024 winner · SJB50.4%
Leading share change
-6.4 pp
NPP share vs SLPP baseline
-14.0 pp

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