Chilaw

large town in Puttalam district, Sri Lanka
Place human_settlement Q2495639
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Chilaw

Summary

Chilaw is a human settlement[1]. Chilaw ranks in the top 0.87% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #312 of 35,923).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chilaw is located in Puttalam District[3].
  • Chilaw is in the country of Sri Lanka[4].
  • Chilaw's image is recorded as ChilawUhrturm.jpg[5].
  • Chilaw's instance of is recorded as human settlement[6].
  • Chilaw's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 154888818[7].
  • Chilaw's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89100457[8].
  • Chilaw's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[9].
  • Chilaw's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-சிலாபம்.wav[10].
  • Chilaw's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.578888888888889, 'lon': 79.79222222222222}[11].
  • Chilaw's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/049xzk[12].
  • Chilaw's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge798830[13].
  • Chilaw's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chilaw[14].
  • Chilaw's page banner is recorded as Chilaw Banner.jpg[15].
  • Chilaw's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1249145[16].
  • Chilaw's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[17].
  • Chilaw's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2214723[18].
  • Chilaw's Quora topic ID is recorded as Chilaw[19].
  • Chilaw's Who's on First ID is recorded as 890450147[20].
  • Chilaw's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007564891705171[21].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Chilaw's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}[17].

Designation and Status

Chilaw's instance of is recorded as human settlement[6].

Why It Matters

Chilaw ranks in the top 0.87% of human_settlement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #312 of 35,923).[2] Chilaw has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved . discoverarchives.library.utoronto.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Quora. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_chilaw_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Chilaw}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/chilaw}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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