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Chilaw

large town in Puttalam district, Sri Lanka
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Chilaw

Summary

Chilaw is a human settlement[1]. Chilaw has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Chilaw is located in Puttalam District[3].
  • Chilaw is in the country of Sri Lanka[4].
  • Chilaw's instance of is recorded as human settlement[5].
  • Chilaw's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[6].
  • Chilaw's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.578888888888889, 'lon': 79.79222222222222}[7].
  • Chilaw's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chilaw[8].
  • Chilaw sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[9].

Body

Geography

Chilaw is in the country of Sri Lanka[4]. Chilaw is located in Puttalam District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Chilaw sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[9].

Designation and Status

Chilaw's instance of is recorded as human settlement[5].

Why It Matters

Chilaw has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved . discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 7.578888888888889, 'lon': 79.79222222222222}
    Instance of → —
    Coordinates → —
    Aliases → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43101|batch #43101]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level (Q486972) [LKA]"
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