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Sankuyo

North Westvillage

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Air quality index

23Good
Elevation940 m
Coordinates-19.43°, 23.87°

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City facts

Time zone
UTC+02:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Sankuyo is a small village in North-West District of Botswana. It is located close to Okavango Delta, and it has a primary school. The population of the village was 372 in 2001 census. It is also the name of an organisation that runs several lodges in the okavango-delta. One of these lodges is Santawani.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-19.4282
Longitude
23.8739
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
23
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
2.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
820
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    24
  • Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill
    Tockus leucomelas (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves
    24
  • Red-billed Francolin
    Pternistis adspersus (Waterhouse, 1838) · Aves
    21
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    21
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    21
  • Bateleur
    Terathopius ecaudatus (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    19
  • Burchell's Starling
    Lamprotornis australis (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    18
  • African elephant
    Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) · Mammalia
    17

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
4.6
Largest event
2023-06-05

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in North West

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Geography & sun

Elevation
3,084 ft (940 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.03
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,202

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
22
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

Knob-billed Duck
Knob-billed Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Seen 2026-06-07
Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko
Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus laevigatus
Seen 2026-06-02
Boomslang
Boomslang
Dispholidus typus
Seen 2026-05-27
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Pearl-spotted Owlet
Glaucidium perlatum
Seen 2026-05-13
Kori Bustard
Kori Bustard
Ardeotis kori
Seen 2026-05-13
Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus
Seen 2026-05-13
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
Merops hirundineus
Seen 2026-05-13
Plains Zebra
Plains Zebra
Equus quagga
Seen 2026-05-13
White-headed Vulture
White-headed Vulture
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Seen 2026-05-13

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

Events

Gallery

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

ISS060-E-5364 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana2.6 miISS065-E-415327 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana2.6 miISS065-E-415328 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana2.6 miISS065-E-415329 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana2.6 miISS060-E-5363 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana5.2 miISS063-E-95386 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana5.2 miISS063-E-95387 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana5.2 miISS063-E-95389 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana5.2 miISS063-E-95388 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana5.2 miISS040-E-65484 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana5.2 miISS035-E-28873 - View of Earth — Sankuyo, Botswana5.2 miISS036-E-7671 - View of Botswana — Sankuyo, Botswana5.2 miISS036-E-7672 - View of Botswana — Sankuyo, Botswana5.2 miISS036-E-7673 - View of Botswana — Sankuyo, Botswana5.2 mi

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