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Katwa

Nord-Kivutown

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Air quality index

77Moderate
Coordinates0.09°, 29.31°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Nord-Kivu, DR Congo, Katwa is a town. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (0.093°, 29.309°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,813 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
0.0933
Longitude
29.3092
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
77
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
28.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
29.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
10
NO₂ (µg/m³)
8.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
64
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black Soldier Fly
    Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    3
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    3
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    3
  • Guava, Common guava, Yellow guava, Lemon guava
    Psidium guajava L. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • African Paradise-Flycatcher
    Terpsiphone viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    2
  • Narrow-tailed Starling
    Poeoptera lugubris Bonaparte, 1854 · Aves
    2
  • Vieillot's Weaver
    Ploceus nigerrimus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    2
  • African Green-Pigeon
    Treron calvus (Temminck, 1811) · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
50
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2017-07-30

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

C
Crispin Mbindule
Congolese politician
T
Thembo Kash
comic strip author, screenwriter, designer
Kathembo Mahamba Wa Biondi Fiston Larousse
Kathembo Mahamba Wa Biondi Fiston Larousse
journalist
M
Magloire Paluku
Congolese politician
Emil Saidi Balikwisha
Emil Saidi Balikwisha
Congolese politician
K
Kasereka Muhinda
Is a Congolese politician (DRC)
M
Myra Dunoyer Vahighene
writer

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

Nearby places in Nord-Kivu

Browse all places in Nord-Kivu →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,813

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-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org