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Bitana

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Bitana

Air quality index

130Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates6.97°, 38.03°

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Overview

Bitena is a town in Wolayita Zone, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. It is administrative capital of Diguna Fango district of Wolayita Zone, Ethiopia. Bitena is located about 355 km away from Addis Ababa to the south on the path Addis-Awasa-Dimtu-Sodo and 45 km away from Sodo, the capital of Wolaita Zone. It also specifically located between 22 km West of Dimtu town and 7 km northeast of Kercheche town. Bitena lies between 6°57'52.6"N 38°02'08.7"E.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.9664
Longitude
38.0341
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
130
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
51.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
59.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
63
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
430
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
    Emberiza tahapisi A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    24
  • Northern Wheatear
    Oenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    20
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    16
  • Abyssinian Wheatear
    Oenanthe lugubris (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    16
  • Plain-backed Pipit
    Anthus leucophrys Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    15
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    15
  • Barn Swallow
    Hirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    15
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    14

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2010-12-19

Most recent

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,040

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
33
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API