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Fota

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Air quality index

35Good
Coordinates-3.44°, 29.70°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Mwaro, Burundi, Fota occupies its own corner of the country. Fota maps to -3.439°, 29.703° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-3.4388
Longitude
29.7033
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
11
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
34
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, Large Hippo
    Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    4
  • Nile crocodile
    Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 · Crocodylia
    3
  • Yellow-billed Stork
    Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • White-necked Raven
    Corvus albicollis Latham, 1790 · Aves
    2
  • Red-billed Firefinch
    Lagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • White-faced Whistling-Duck
    Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Cape-gooseberry
    Physalis peruviana L. · Magnoliopsida
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
19
Largest magnitude
5.2
Largest event
2025-07-28

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

C
Cyrille Ndayirukiye
Burundian politician and Army general
A
Abraham Niyonkuru
Burundian marathon runner (* 1989)

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

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)