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Ncaang

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Air quality index

20Good
Elevation1202 m
Coordinates-23.44°, 21.22°

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City facts

Time zone
UTC+02:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ncaang is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is located in the northern part of the district, in Kalahari Desert. The population was 228 in 2011 census.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-23.4420
Longitude
21.2229
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
20
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
0
PM10 (µg/m³)
0
Ozone (µg/m³)
38
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3
Distinct species (top 10)
3

Most-observed species

  • Leopard tortoise
    Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828) · Testudines
    1
  • Buffalo Thorn
    Ziziphus mucronata Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • White-backed Vulture
    Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 · Aves
    1

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

Elevation
3,944 ft (1202 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.24
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,276

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
23
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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Ncaang, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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