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Ikongwe

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Coordinates-23.13°, 26.42°

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City facts

Overview

Ikongwe is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is located 63 km west of Mahalapye. The village has a primary school, and the population was 471 in 2001 census.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-23.1324
Longitude
26.4239
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
113
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Armoured Katydid
    Acanthoplus discoidalis (Walker, 1869) · Insecta
    2
  • Swainson's Francolin
    Pternistis swainsonii (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    2
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    2
  • European Bee-eater
    Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2
  • Temminck's Courser
    Cursorius temminckii Swainson, 1822 · Aves
    2
  • Red-faced Mousebird
    Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    2
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Buffy Pipit
    Anthus vaalensis Shelley, 1900 · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2017-08-12

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Central

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,136

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
11
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
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

Whitewort
Whitewort
Leucas martinicensis
Seen 2025-05-03
Shepherds tree
Shepherds tree
Boscia albitrunca
Seen 2025-05-02
Brown Armoured Corncricket
Brown Armoured Corncricket
Acanthoplus discoidalis
Seen 2025-05-02
Cape Thick-toed Gecko
Cape Thick-toed Gecko
Pachydactylus capensis
Seen 2024-07-27
Shield-nose Snake
Shield-nose Snake
Aspidelaps scutatus scutatus
Seen 2024-07-27
Turner's Thick-toed Gecko
Turner's Thick-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus turneri
Seen 2024-07-27
Platysaurus intermedius nigrescens
Platysaurus intermedius nigrescens
Platysaurus intermedius nigrescens
Seen 2024-07-27
African Red Toad
African Red Toad
Schismaderma carens
Seen 2024-06-06
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
Southern Grey-headed Sparrow
Passer diffusus
Seen 2020-03-15

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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