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Khuis

Kgalagadivillage

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Total population

1,049

Coordinates-26.66°, 21.84°

Demographic figures from Statistics Botswana. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Khuis is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is located close to the border with South Africa. Khuis has a primary school, and the population was 897 in 2011 census.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-26.6565
Longitude
21.8420
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)
152
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-chested Prinia
    Prinia flavicans (Vieillot, 1821) · Aves
    6
  • Red-crested Korhaan
    Lophotis ruficrista (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    5
  • Northern black bustard
    Afrotis afraoides (A.Smith, 1831) · Aves
    5
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    5
  • Mariqua Flycatcher
    Bradornis mariquensis A.Smith, 1847 · Aves
    5
  • Sabota Lark
    Calendulauda sabota (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    5
  • Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
    Tockus leucomelas (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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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)
6.33
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,310

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
28
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

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

Events

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