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Cunhinga

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Coordinates-12.23°, 16.78°

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City facts

Overview

Cunhinga is a town and municipality in Bié Province in Angola. The municipality had a population of 73,826 in 2014.

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History & geography

History

During the colonial period, the town was called Vouga.

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Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
-12.2339
Longitude
16.7818
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
12
Distinct species (top 10)
9

Most-observed species

  • Castor-oil-Plant
    Ricinus communis L. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Mexican-sunflower, Japanese-sunflower
    Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Mosque Swallow
    Cecropis senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Elder
    Sambucus nigra L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Mile-a-minute vine, Messina creeper, Cairo morning glory, Coast morning glory, Coastal morning glory, Railroad creeper, Railway creeper, Five-fingered morning glory, Five-leaf morning glory
    Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Be-still tree
    Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Madagascar periwinkle, Rose periwinkle, Rosy periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, Old-maid, Pink periwinkle
    Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don · Magnoliopsida
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Bié

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,042

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
27
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API