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Modipane

Kgatlengvillage

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WeatherAvg high 81.7°F
Coordinates-24.62°, 26.12°

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City facts

Overview

Modipane is a village in Kgatleng District of Botswana. The village is located 25 km east of Gaborone, close to the border with South Africa and has a primary school. The population was 2,423 in the 2001 census, and had grown to 7,945 by 2022.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-24.6196
Longitude
26.1247
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
81.7°F
Avg low
59°F
Annual precipitation
16.9 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
31,568
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    527
  • Blacksmith Lapwing
    Vanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves
    461
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    441
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    432
  • Crimson-breasted Gonolek
    Laniarius atrococcineus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves
    429
  • Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
    Tockus leucomelas (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves
    399
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    395
  • Egyptian Goose
    Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    378

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2024-03-02

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Kgatleng

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.79
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,112

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image