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Pitseng

Botswanavillage

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Total population

850

Air quality index

63Moderate
Elevation1256 m
WeatherAvg high 79.8°F
Coordinates-24.69°, 25.04°

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

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City facts

Time zone
UTC+02:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pitseng is a village in Botswana. It lies between Jwaneng and Moshupa in the Southern District. The population of Pitseng was 2250 in 2001 and it has since grown though the numbers are not available. There were 2 population censuses since 2001; 2011 and 2021.The current village chief (Kgosi) is Mmolotsinyana Mafhoko. The village has a primary school called by the name of the village. There is a main kgotla. The village is expanding quickly; there is a service center and an expanded clinic which has a maternity division. There is a hardware store and an Agrishop.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-24.6907
Longitude
25.0415
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
79.8°F
Avg low
55.7°F
Annual precipitation
15.5 in

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

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
63
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
19.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
19.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
82
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
340
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    15
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    13
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    11
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    9
  • Red-faced Mousebird
    Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    7
  • Namaqua Dove
    Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    6
  • Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
    Tockus leucomelas (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves
    6

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

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Elevation
4,121 ft (1256 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.88
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,145

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
13
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
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

Yellow Cat's Tail
Yellow Cat's Tail
Bulbine abyssinica
Seen 2019-12-17

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • 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