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Leku

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Air quality index

93Moderate
Coordinates6.87°, 38.44°

Demographic figures from Ethiopian Statistical Service. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Leku is a village located in Sidama, Ethiopia. Leku maps to 6.875°, 38.442° — squarely within the equatorial belt. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,040 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.8749
Longitude
38.4418
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
93
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
30.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
34.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
15
NO₂ (µg/m³)
10.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
383
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
    Bycanistes brevis Friedmann, 1929 · Aves
    15
  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    14
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    12
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    12
  • Pied Wheatear
    Oenanthe pleschanka (Lepechin, 1770) · Aves
    9
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    8
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    7
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
5.3
Largest event
2017-01-27

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Sidama

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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.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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