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Bambu
Nord-Kivutown
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bambu is a town in Nord-Kivu, DR Congo. Coordinates of -1.083°, 29.227° situate Bambu in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The location receives about 1,754 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves1
- Broadleaf CarpetgrassAxonopus compressus (Sw.) P.Beauv. · Liliopsida1
- Navua sedgeCyperus aromaticus (Ridl.) Mattf. & Kük. · Liliopsida1
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1
- Indian-shotCanna indica L. · Liliopsida1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2026-03-1251 km W of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- M 4.5 — 2026-02-0261 km W of Ntungamo, Uganda
- M 4.5 — 2025-05-0439 km NNW of Ntungamo, Uganda
- M 4.4 — 2024-11-3048 km W of Ntungamo, Uganda
- M 4.6 — 2023-06-1546 km WSW of Ntungamo, Uganda
- M 4.7 — 2023-03-27Lake Edward region, Congo-Uganda
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
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
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org