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Tshowelo

Lualabatown

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Air quality index

94Moderate
Coordinates-10.64°, 25.56°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Lualaba, DR Congo, Tshowelo stands as a town. Tshowelo maps to -10.644°, 25.556° — squarely within the tropical belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 1,973 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-10.6443
Longitude
25.5561
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
94
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
33.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
36
Ozone (µg/m³)
101
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
94
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Striped Skaapsteker
    Psammophylax tritaeniatus (Günther, 1868) · Squamata
    3
  • Schalow's Turaco
    Tauraco schalowi (Reichenow, 1891) · Aves
    3
  • Black-backed Puffback
    Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    3
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    3
  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    3
  • White-browed Scrub Robin
    Erythropygia leucophrys (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    3
  • Black-collared Barbet
    Lybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805) · Aves
    2
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2025-05-18

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Lualaba

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.41
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,973

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