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Shamwana
Tanganyikatown
Demographic figures from INS DRC. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Tanganyika, DR Congo, Shamwana is classified as a town in public datasets. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its coordinates of -8.153°, 27.990° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,953 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2024-01-02199 km SW of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- M 4.5 — 2023-10-28182 km SE of Kabalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- M 5.2 — 2023-10-26177 km SE of Kabalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- M 4.5 — 2022-02-24191 km SW of Kalemie, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- M 5 — 2022-01-26177 km SE of Kabalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- M 4.7 — 2021-02-17164 km ENE of Bukama, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Tanganyika
- Kalemie173.5 mi away · pop. 355,126
- Milafre3888.5 mi away
- Pedra Ferro3889.4 mi away
- Cutelo3890.6 mi away
- Trás os Montes3892.5 mi away
- Colhe Bicho3893.2 mi away
- Fazenda3894.7 mi away
- Seredžius4377.2 mi away · pop. 590
- Belvederis4377.3 mi away · pop. 41
- Veliuona4377.4 mi away · pop. 726
- Pieštvėnai4377.9 mi away · pop. 37
- Kalnėnai4378.3 mi away · pop. 28
Geography & sun
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
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org