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Megab

Tigrayvillage

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Coordinates13.94°, 39.37°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Tigray, Ethiopia, Megab is a village. Megab maps to 13.938°, 39.375° — squarely within the tropical belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,227 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 87% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
13.9375
Longitude
39.3748
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
71
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mocking Cliff-Chat
    Thamnolaea cinnamomeiventris (Lafresnaye, 1836) · Aves
    4
  • Rüppell's Chat
    Myrmecocichla melaena (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    3
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    3
  • Rüppell's Griffon
    Gyps rueppellii (A.E.Brehm, 1852) · Aves
    2
  • Fan-tailed Raven
    Corvus rhipidurus Hartert, 1918 · Aves
    2
  • Greater Blue-eared Starling
    Lamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 · Aves
    2
  • Red-billed Firefinch
    Lagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
55
Largest magnitude
5.7
Largest event
2002-08-10

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.1
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,227

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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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