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Palanda
Zamora-Chinchipevillage
Total population
8,873
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INEC Ecuador. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador, Palanda is a small village. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 8,873. The settlement sits at -4.650°, -79.132°, a equatorial location in the southern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,641 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 64% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves816
- blue-and-white swallowNotiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves747
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves744
- Blue-necked TanagerStilpnia cyanicollis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) · Aves712
- Silver-beaked TanagerRamphocelus carbo (Pallas, 1764) · Aves626
- Marañon ThrushTurdus maranonicus Taczanowski, 1880 · Aves612
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves560
- Yellow-bellied ElaeniaElaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822) · Aves486
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.8 — 2026-03-0712 km NNW of Huabal, Peru
- M 4.2 — 2025-04-2618 km SSW of San Ignacio, Peru
- M 4.4 — 2024-07-2149 km NE of San Ignacio, Peru
- M 4.9 — 2022-12-127 km SSE of Macará, Ecuador
- M 4.5 — 2022-09-0413 km NNE of Sapillica, Peru
- M 4.8 — 2022-06-2571 km ENE of San Ignacio, Peru
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Zamora-Chinchipe
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Palanda, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API