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Struizendam

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Air quality index

53Moderate
Coordinates-26.67°, 20.63°

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City facts

Overview

Struizendam is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is located at the southern tip of Botswana, close to the border with South Africa, and it has a primary school. The population was 727 according to the 2022 census.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-26.6739
Longitude
20.6294
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
53
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
12
Ozone (µg/m³)
49
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,205
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    127
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    93
  • Black-chested Prinia
    Prinia flavicans (Vieillot, 1821) · Aves
    81
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    75
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    72
  • White-backed Vulture
    Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 · Aves
    65
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    63
  • Social Weaver
    Philetairus socius (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    62

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

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.41
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,338

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
33
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

Hecyromorpha plagicollis
Hecyromorpha plagicollis
Hecyromorpha plagicollis
Seen 2026-09-07
Axiodes kalahariensis
Axiodes kalahariensis
Axiodes kalahariensis
Seen 2026-09-07
Marginal Drab
Marginal Drab
Ctenusa varians
Seen 2026-09-03
Zebra Ermine
Zebra Ermine
Paralacydes vocula
Seen 2026-09-01
Watermelon Bug
Watermelon Bug
Coridius nubilus
Seen 2026-09-01
African Silk Moth
African Silk Moth
Gonometa postica
Seen 2026-09-01
Vermiculous
Vermiculous
Cerocala vermiculosa
Seen 2026-09-01
Sena meyi
Sena meyi
Sena meyi
Seen 2026-08-27
River Cabbage
River Cabbage
Platycarphella carlinoides
Seen 2026-07-31

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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