Table 1. Characteristics of the sentinel sites.
| Province | District | Township and GPS coordinate of site |
Altitude category# | Climatic zone## | CL incidence (2018 to 2020)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-western | Kurunegala | Ambanpola 80.2463E/7.89703N |
Lowland | Intermediate | 6.97 |
| Southern | Matara | Dickwella 80.7015E/5.97627N |
Coastal | Wet zone | 19.26 |
| Northern |
Jaffna |
Delft island 79.4314E/9.31090N |
Coastal | Dry zone |
0.76 |
| Northern | Mullaitivu | Welioya 80.8110E/8.98232N |
Coastal | Dry zone | 4.86 |
| Southern | Hambantota | Mamadala 80.9667E/6.17158N |
Lowland | Dry Zone | 41.82 |
| Uva | Monaragala | Kataragama 81.3132E/6.42649N |
Lowland | Dry zone | 2.86 |
| Eastern | Ampara | Mahaoya 81.3234E/7.48443N |
Lowland | Dry zone | 0.45 |
| Western | Gampaha | Mirigama 80.0967E/7.22750N |
Lowland | Wet zone | 0.65 |
| Central | Kandy | Peradeniya 80.6007E/7.26643N |
Highland | Wet zone | 0.66 |
| North Central | Anuradhapura | Thalawa 80.3400E/8.19928N |
Lowland | Dry zone | 25.46 |
#Altitude category: Costal: Surrounds the island with elevation of about 30 m above sea level; Lowland: 30 to 1000m above sea level; Highland: mountainous areas with an elevation of 1000 to 2500 m above sea level.
##Climatic zone: Arbitrary division of the island based on annual rainfall
*Leishmaniasis incidence per 100,000 population