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Meco

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Total population

15,972

Air quality index

18Good
Coordinates40.55°, -3.33°

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Overview

Domenico Monardo, known as Meco, was an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of his band or production team. Meco is best known for his 1977 space disco version of the Star Wars theme from his album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk; both the single and album were certified platinum in the US.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
40.5537
Longitude
-3.3282
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
18
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
49
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
178,800
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    6,732
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6,433
  • Spotless Starling
    Sturnus unicolor Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    5,665
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5,603
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    5,543
  • European Goldfinch
    Carduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4,749
  • Red Kite
    Milvus milvus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3,962
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3,617

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
24
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2007-06-07

Most recent

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

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

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Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)