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Kalehe

Sud-Kivutown

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Air quality index

70Moderate
Elevation1513 m
Coordinates-2.11°, 28.92°

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

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City facts

Overview

Kalehe is a town located in Sud-Kivu, DR Congo. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its coordinates of -2.107°, 28.919° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,751 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Kalehe.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-2.1065
Longitude
28.9186
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
70
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
7
Ozone (µg/m³)
59
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
214
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    10
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    8
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    8
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    7
  • African Paradise-Flycatcher
    Terpsiphone viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    7
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    7
  • Abyssinian Thrush
    Turdus abyssinicus Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    6
  • Scarlet-chested Sunbird
    Chalcomitra senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    6

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
108
Largest magnitude
6.2
Largest event
2002-10-24

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

V
Vital Banywesize Mukuza
politician in DRC
B
Banywesiye vital
Politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Sud-Kivu

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Geography & sun

Elevation
4,964 ft (1513 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.8
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,751

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Kalehe

Conjonctures de l'Afrique centrale 2018
An Ansoms · 2018
Les originaires et non-originaires en République démocratique du Congo
Congo) Problematique des "originaires" et "nonoriginaires" en RD Congo (Conference) (2013 Kinshasa · 2017

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • • Open Library