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Lwishia

Haut-Katangatown

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Air quality index

93Moderate
Coordinates-11.17°, 27.02°

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

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City facts

Overview

Lwishia is a town in Haut-Katanga, DR Congo. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The settlement sits at -11.173°, 27.017°, a tropical location in the southern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,087 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 82% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-11.1727
Longitude
27.0175
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
93
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
37
PM10 (µg/m³)
39.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
94
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2011-09-25

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.72
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,087

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

Sources

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