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Bokspits

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Air quality index

53Moderate
Elevation852 m
Coordinates-26.90°, 20.69°

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City facts

Elevation
852 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bokspits is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is the southernmost village in Botswana and has a border post with South Africa near the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The population counted 705 in the 2022 census.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-26.8955
Longitude
20.6901
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
53
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
12
Ozone (µg/m³)
49
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,346
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-backed Vulture
    Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 · Aves
    125
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    93
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    74
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    73
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    66
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    65
  • Crimson-breasted Gonolek
    Laniarius atrococcineus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves
    53
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    49

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Kgalagadi

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.41
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,338

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
85
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image