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Orapa

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Total population

9,500

Elevation976 m
Coordinates-21.34°, 25.36°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Central, Botswana, Orapa stands as a small town. Its coordinates of -21.336°, 25.365° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 9,500 residents. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,269 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 89% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-21.3362
Longitude
25.3650
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
144
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
    Tockus leucomelas (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves
    7
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    7
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    5
  • Blacksmith Lapwing
    Vanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves
    5
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    4
  • White-crowned Shrike
    Eurocephalus anguitimens A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    4
  • Southern Pied-Babbler
    Turdoides bicolor (Jardine, 1831) · Aves
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2017-04-03

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Central

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Geography & sun

Elevation
3,202 ft (976 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.22
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,269

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org