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Maposa

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Air quality index

60Moderate
Coordinates-20.11°, 26.25°

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

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City facts

Overview

Maposa is a village in Central District of Botswana. It is located 15 km north of Nata, and the village has a primary school. The population was 459 at the 2001 census. It consists mostly of the KhoeSan tribe and some Bakalaka. It has a clinic, primary school and the kgotla.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-20.1129
Longitude
26.2487
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
60
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
17
PM10 (µg/m³)
18
Ozone (µg/m³)
68
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,316
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    113
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    84
  • Arrow-marked Babbler
    Turdoides jardineii (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    77
  • Meyer's Parrot
    Poicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827) · Aves
    76
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    70
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    63
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    63
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    55

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 Central

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.98
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,182

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
12
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

Southern Pied-Babbler
Southern Pied-Babbler
Turdoides bicolor
Seen 2026-09-18
Common Myna
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Seen 2026-07-19
Arrow-marked Babbler
Arrow-marked Babbler
Turdoides jardineii
Seen 2026-07-19
Grey Go-away-bird
Grey Go-away-bird
Crinifer concolor
Seen 2026-07-19
Levant Cotton
Levant Cotton
Gossypium herbaceum
Seen 2026-07-02
Flap-necked Chameleon
Flap-necked Chameleon
Chamaeleo dilepis
Seen 2026-06-29
Bradfield's Hornbill
Bradfield's Hornbill
Lophoceros bradfieldi
Seen 2026-06-29
Makalani Palm
Makalani Palm
Hyphaene petersiana
Seen 2026-06-11
Southern Lesser Galago
Southern Lesser Galago
Galago moholi
Seen 2026-05-21

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-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image