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Kimpese

Kongo Centraltown

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Air quality index

53Moderate
Coordinates-5.56°, 14.43°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Kongo Central, DR Congo, Kimpese is a town. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Coordinates of -5.562°, 14.429° situate Kimpese in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,592 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 62% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-5.5618
Longitude
14.4288
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
53
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
40
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
13
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pin-tailed Whydah
    Vidua macroura (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    1
  • Brown-crowned Tchagra
    Tchagra australis (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    1
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush
    Cichladusa ruficauda (Hartlaub, 1857) · Aves
    1
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    1
  • Orange-breasted Waxbill
    Amandava subflava (Vieillot, 1819) · Aves
    1
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • `Uala
    Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. · 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

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

Nearby places in Kongo Central

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.36
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,592

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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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