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Palanda

Zamora-Chinchipevillage

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Total population

8,873

Air quality index

21Good
Coordinates-4.65°, -79.13°

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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

Latitude
-4.6498
Longitude
-79.1319
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
21
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
14
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
31,272
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    816
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    747
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    744
  • Blue-necked Tanager
    Stilpnia cyanicollis (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) · Aves
    712
  • Silver-beaked Tanager
    Ramphocelus carbo (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    626
  • Marañon Thrush
    Turdus maranonicus Taczanowski, 1880 · Aves
    612
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    560
  • Yellow-bellied Elaenia
    Elaenia flavogaster (Thunberg, 1822) · Aves
    486

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
31
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2007-09-26

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Zamora-Chinchipe

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,641

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
19
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

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

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