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Maluku

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Maluku

Coordinates-4.05°, 15.56°

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City facts

Overview

Maluku is one of the 24 communes that are the administrative divisions of Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This eastern rural commune accounts for 79% of the land area of the city-province, but only 4% of its population.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-4.0549
Longitude
15.5612
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)
213
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • bolo-bolo
    Clappertonia ficifolia (Willd.) Decne. · Magnoliopsida
    7
  • Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K.Schum.
    Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K.Schum. · Liliopsida
    6
  • Psychotria venosa (Hiern) E.M.A.Petit
    Psychotria venosa (Hiern) E.M.A.Petit · Magnoliopsida
    6
  • Stipularia africana P.Beauv.
    Stipularia africana P.Beauv. · Magnoliopsida
    6
  • Christmasbush
    Alchornea cordifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Müll.Arg. · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Hymenocardia acida Tul.
    Hymenocardia acida Tul. · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Christmas Berry
    Psorospermum febrifugum Spach · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • White Egyptian Lotus
    Nymphaea lotus L. · Magnoliopsida
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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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)
176
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Maluku

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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