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Middlepits

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Air quality index

29Good
Coordinates-26.67°, 21.89°

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City facts

Time zone
UTC+02:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Middlepits is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It borders South Africa and has an immigration border post. Middlepits is located in the Kgalagadi desert. The land is flat and sandy and large calcium stones are found underneath the sand. As wind erosion persists these stones are becoming more visible. They often interfere with projects such as pit latrine construction. The climate in Middlepits tends to be very dry, even during the wet season, which makes growing food crops quite difficult.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-26.6651
Longitude
21.8851
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
2.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.9

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

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
—
Largest event
—

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)
50
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
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

Ground Agama
Ground Agama
Agama aculeata
Seen 2026-04-13
Eland's Pea
Eland's Pea
Senna italica
Seen 2026-04-13
Common Vomitdaisy
Common Vomitdaisy
Geigeria ornativa
Seen 2026-04-13
oleander
oleander
Nerium oleander
Seen 2026-03-09
Catharsius heros
Catharsius heros
Catharsius heros
Seen 2026-03-09

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