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Kimwenza

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Air quality index

54Moderate
Coordinates-4.46°, 15.29°

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City facts

Overview

Kimwenza is a neighborhood in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the Mont Ngafula commune in the south of the capital, Kinshasa.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-4.4600
Longitude
15.2890
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
51
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11,697
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Asian tiger mosquito, Forest day mosquito
    Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) · Insecta
    5,587
  • Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1900
    Anopheles gambiae Giles, 1900 · Insecta
    3,338
  • Anopheles paludis Theobald, 1900
    Anopheles paludis Theobald, 1900 · Insecta
    305
  • yellow fever mosquito
    Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762) · Insecta
    165
  • Anopheles funestus Giles, 1900
    Anopheles funestus Giles, 1900 · Insecta
    159
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    116
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    87
  • Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush
    Cichladusa ruficauda (Hartlaub, 1857) · Aves
    65

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 Kinshasa

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,642

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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