Colombo night lights from space

Night Light of Colombo (Western) from space (Sri Lanka) Src. Average luminocity for 10x10km area is 70.5779% and for 50x50km: 27.9553%.

2016 2012 2003 1995

Analysis of Colombo night lights 2016

Square area 10x10 km:

100 38.53%
90-99 18.4%
80-89 0.87%
70-79 1.52%
60-69 1.73%
50-59 2.81%
40-49 4.11%
30-39 10.39%
20-29 8.44%
10-19 13.2%
0-9 0%

Square area 50x50 km:

100 4.28%
90-99 4.85%
80-89 3.57%
70-79 4.53%
60-69 5.43%
50-59 4.79%
40-49 4.37%
30-39 3.68%
20-29 6.1%
10-19 9.29%
0-9 49.09%

Clear (daylight) street map image can be seen on geolist.org.

Map coordinates:

7° 37' 58.5" North, 79° 8' 44" East

6° 56' 7.7" North, 79° 50' 55.2" East

6° 14' 13.2" North, 80° 33' 6.5" East

Distances WxH: 155.2×155.2 km

Fantastic image of Colombo from space taken by astronauts [src2], but I don't have information about it's orientation, scale or angle. If necessary, it was rotated manually, so North points approximately to upper direction. Click to zoom in:

Some cities around Colombo sort by population:
Pita Kotte 7.7 km =4.8 mi, 130°
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte 8.7 km =5.4 mi, 132°
Kotikawatta 6.8 km =4.2 mi, 98°
Kolonnawa 4 km =2.5 mi, 94°
Hendala 7.2 km =4.5 mi, 31°
Wattala 7.6 km =4.7 mi, 38°
Peliyagoda 5.3 km =3.3 mi, 46°
Kelaniya 8.4 km =5.2 mi, 74°

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Sources (retrieved 2019-11-25):
» NASA, Earths city lights 1995
» NASA city lights 2003
» Earth at Night: Flat Maps 2012, 2016
Src.2: NASA.gov ID: ISS030-E-195979, 2012-03-30