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Kachikau

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Air quality index

23Good
Elevation943 m
Coordinates-18.15°, 24.50°

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City facts

Elevation
943 m
Time zone
UTC+02:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kachikau is a village in North-West District of Botswana. It is located in the eastern part of the district, which previously formed Chobe District, and has both primary and secondary schools and a health clinic. The population was 881 in 2001 census.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-18.1532
Longitude
24.5028
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
23
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
35
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,820
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    53
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    41
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    40
  • Blacksmith Lapwing
    Vanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves
    38
  • Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
    Tockus leucomelas (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves
    37
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    32
  • Arrow-marked Babbler
    Turdoides jardineii (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    32
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    32

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2009-05-01

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Chobe

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Geography & sun

Elevation
3,084 ft (940 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,180

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
35
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

Horned Melon
Horned Melon
Cucumis metuliferus
Seen 2026-05-04
Keyhole Glider
Keyhole Glider
Tramea basilaris
Seen 2026-04-25
Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko
Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus laevigatus
Seen 2026-04-01
Brown Leaf Mantid
Brown Leaf Mantid
Dystacta alticeps
Seen 2026-03-22
Madagascar Palm
Madagascar Palm
Pachypodium lamerei
Seen 2026-03-18
Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller
Coracias caudatus
Seen 2026-02-26
Southern Giraffe
Southern Giraffe
Giraffa giraffa
Seen 2026-02-26
Crested Barbet
Crested Barbet
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Seen 2026-02-24
Spotted Hyena
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
Seen 2026-01-07

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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