Paiyagala (rubber plantation)
Also called: Paiyagalla, Payagala, Totum
Region: Western, Sri Lanka
Paiyagala is a rubber plantation in the region of Western, the country of Sri Lanka with an average elevation of 64 meter above sea level. The area is very densely populated with 1,306 people per km2 . The nearest town larger than 50,000 inhabitants takes about 1:16 hour by local transportation.
An estimated 3.3% of the children below 5 years old are underweight.
Natural Hazards
Earthquake
20
%
Flood
100
%
Drought
10
%
Landslide
0
%
Vulcano
0
%
Cyclone
0
%
Paiyagala can have low impact (v or less) earthquakes (on average one every 50 years), with occurances at <5 Richter. When an earthquake occurs, it may be felt indoors by many people, outdoors by a few people during the day. At night, some people may be awakened. There is a very low occurence of periods with extreme drought. Flooding risk is extremely high.