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Nieuwmunster
West Flandersvillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Yellow-legged hornetVespa velutina Lepeletier, 1836 · Insecta14,403
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves12,560
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves9,568
- Japanese RoseRosa rugosa Thunb. · Magnoliopsida8,852
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves8,701
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,678
- Ring-necked PheasantPhasianus colchicus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7,598
- Herring GullLarus argentatus Pontoppidan, 1763 · Aves6,458
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.6 — 2007-03-0246 km NE of Broadstairs, United Kingdom
- M 4.1 — 2007-01-2357 km ENE of Broadstairs, United Kingdom
- M 3.1 — 2005-02-271 km NW of Libercourt, France
- M 2.5 — 2004-10-030 km ESE of Maubray, Belgium
- M 3.1 — 2001-07-023 km NNE of Oostduinkerke, Belgium
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in West Flanders
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
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