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Kalungu

Sud-Kivutown

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Coordinates-1.76°, 28.99°

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City facts

Overview

Kalungu, a town in Sud-Kivu, DR Congo, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Its coordinates of -1.758°, 28.986° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,745 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 68% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-1.7582
Longitude
28.9857
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
16,468
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    508
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    502
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    501
  • Baglafecht Weaver
    Ploceus baglafecht (Daudin, 1802) · Aves
    500
  • Holub's Golden-Weaver
    Ploceus xanthops (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves
    496
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    495
  • Common Waxbill
    Estrilda astrild (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    494
  • Red-chested Sunbird
    Cinnyris erythrocercus (Hartlaub, 1857) · Aves
    494

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
97
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

C
Charmant Eliezer Ntambwe Mposhi
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

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.78
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,745

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