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Perth

Western Australiacity

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Elevation23 m
Coordinates-31.95°, 115.86°

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City facts

Overview

As a city in Western Australia, Australia, Perth occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of -31.952°, 115.861° situate Perth in the warm-temperate zone of the southern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,021 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-31.9523
Longitude
115.8613
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
739,203
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    24,756
  • Red Wattlebird
    Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    22,974
  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    22,607
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    21,615
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    21,472
  • Singing Honeyeater
    Gavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    17,698
  • Pacific Black Duck
    Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    17,612
  • Australian Ibis
    Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves
    16,340

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
2.8
Largest event
2005-05-06

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Western Australia

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Geography & sun

Elevation
75 ft (23 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.54
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,021

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Perth

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library