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Kanka
Mwarovillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ISTEEBU (Burundi). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in Mwaro, Burundi, Kanka occupies its own corner of the country. The settlement sits at -3.598°, 29.755°, a equatorial location in the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 1,816 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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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
- Cape-gooseberryPhysalis peruviana L. · Magnoliopsida2
- Labeobarbus somereni (Boulenger, 1911)Labeobarbus somereni (Boulenger, 1911) · Animalia2
- Telchinia bonasiaTelchinia bonasia · Insecta1
- birdflowerCrotalaria agatiflora Schweinf. · Magnoliopsida1
- Crassocephalum vitellinum (Benth.) S.MooreCrassocephalum vitellinum (Benth.) S.Moore · Magnoliopsida1
- Momordica foetida Schum.Momordica foetida Schum. · Magnoliopsida1
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn · Polypodiopsida1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2026-04-1331 km SW of Makamba, Burundi
- M 5.2 — 2025-07-2833 km NW of Rumonge, Burundi
- M 4.5 — 2025-01-0419 km W of Bubanza, Burundi
- M 4.4 — 2023-05-3025 km WNW of Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- M 4.7 — 2022-02-1441 km SSW of Rumonge, Burundi
- M 4.1 — 2021-11-1523 km ESE of Rutana, Burundi
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 Mwaro
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 Kanka, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org