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Patu

Kongo Centraltown

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55Moderate
Elevation255 m
Coordinates-5.50°, 13.01°

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

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City facts

Overview

Patu, a town in Kongo Central, DR Congo, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The settlement sits at -5.499°, 13.006°, a equatorial location in the southern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,475 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 58% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-5.4992
Longitude
13.0062
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
43
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
245
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    7
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    6
  • Klaas's Cuckoo
    Chrysococcyx klaas (Stephens, 1815) · Aves
    6
  • African Emerald Cuckoo
    Chrysococcyx cupreus (Shaw, 1792) · Aves
    6
  • African Pied Hornbill
    Lophoceros fasciatus (Shaw, 1812) · Aves
    6
  • Palm-nut Vulture
    Gypohierax angolensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    5
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    5
  • Yellow-billed Turaco
    Tauraco macrorhynchus (Fraser, 1839) · Aves
    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
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

B
Benoit Konongo
Congolese sculptor

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

Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.04
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,475

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-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org