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Maelewya
Debubvillage
Demographic figures from National Statistics Office (Eritrea). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Maelewya is a village that lies in Debub, Eritrea. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 14.818°, 39.370° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,201 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 86% 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
Most-observed species
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1
- Rufous-crowned RollerCoracias naevius Daudin, 1800 · Aves1
- Pink-backed PelicanPelecanus rufescens Gmelin, 1789 · Aves1
- Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves1
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2025-10-2044 km SE of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia
- M 4.1 — 2025-03-0239 km ESE of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia
- M 5.2 — 2025-03-0252 km ESE of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia
- M 4.1 — 2025-03-0233 km S of Ādīgrat, Ethiopia
- M 5 — 2023-09-1342 km S of Massawa, Eritrea
- M 4.6 — 2023-08-0336 km N of Adi Keyh, Eritrea
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Debub
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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Maelewya, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org