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Machaneng

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Coordinates-23.19°, 27.49°

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City facts

Overview

Machaneng is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the Limpopo river and the border with South Africa, 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Mahalapye. The population was 2,050 in 2001 census.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-23.1882
Longitude
27.4901
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)
690
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    11
  • Red-billed Oxpecker
    Buphagus erythrorhynchus (Stanley, 1814) · Aves
    10
  • Namaqua Dove
    Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    9
  • Crested Francolin
    Ortygornis sephaena (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    8
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    8
  • Red-faced Mousebird
    Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    8
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    8
  • Swainson's Francolin
    Pternistis swainsonii (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    7

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
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

O
Onalethata Thekiso
Motswana footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,096

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
31
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

Black Mamba
Black Mamba
Dendroaspis polylepis
Seen 2026-05-03
Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog
Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog
Chiromantis xerampelina
Seen 2026-04-19
African Common Evening Brown
African Common Evening Brown
Melanitis leda leda
Seen 2026-04-19
Red-spotted Lily Weevil
Red-spotted Lily Weevil
Brachycerus ornatus
Seen 2026-04-07
Rear Horned Baboon Spider
Rear Horned Baboon Spider
Ceratogyrus darlingi
Seen 2026-03-09
Wahlberg's Eagle
Wahlberg's Eagle
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Seen 2025-12-05
Oriental Beehawk
Oriental Beehawk
Cephonodes hylas virescens
Seen 2025-12-01
Flap-necked Chameleon
Flap-necked Chameleon
Chamaeleo dilepis
Seen 2025-11-30
Darting Cruiser
Darting Cruiser
Phyllomacromia picta
Seen 2025-11-30

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