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Nieuwmunster

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Air quality index

27Good
Coordinates51.27°, 3.10°

Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Found in West Flanders, Belgium, Nieuwmunster is classified as a village in public datasets. Coordinates of 51.275°, 3.098° situate Nieuwmunster in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,142 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 45% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Nieuwmunster.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
51.2748
Longitude
3.0976
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
27
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
34
NO₂ (µg/m³)
18.5

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
632,929
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Yellow-legged hornet
    Vespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta
    14,403
  • Canada Goose (canadensis Group)
    Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    12,560
  • Egyptian Goose
    Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    9,568
  • Japanese Rose
    Rosa rugosa Thunb. · Magnoliopsida
    8,852
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8,701
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,678
  • Ring-necked Pheasant
    Phasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    7,598
  • Herring Gull
    Larus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves
    6,458

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2007-01-23

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in West Flanders

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.13
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,142

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Nieuwmunster, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

Statbel — Statistics Belgium

NIS
31042D
Wikidata
Q2390642

NIS/INS code via Wikidata P1567

Sources

  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Statbel — Statistics Belgium — NIS/INS code via Wikidata P1567