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Bulongo

Kasaïtown

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Air quality index

45Good
Coordinates-4.76°, 21.48°

Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Kasaï, DR Congo, Bulongo occupies its own corner of the country. Coordinates of -4.757°, 21.476° situate Bulongo in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,719 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 67% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests 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

Latitude
-4.7572
Longitude
21.4761
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
45
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
15
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3
Distinct species (top 10)
3

Most-observed species

  • oval-leaf false buttonweed
    Spermacoce latifolia Aubl. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Indigofera nummulariifolia (L.) Livera ex Alston
    Indigofera nummulariifolia (L.) Livera ex Alston · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Caesar Weed
    Urena lobata L. · Magnoliopsida
    1

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 Kasaï

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.71
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,719

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

Sources

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