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Waka

South West Ethiopiavillage

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Coordinates7.06°, 37.18°

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

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City facts

Overview

Waka is a village located in South West Ethiopia, Ethiopia. Located at 7.060°, 37.179°, Waka occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The location receives about 2,075 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
7.0601
Longitude
37.1791
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)
8
Distinct species (top 10)
8

Most-observed species

  • vervet monkey
    Chlorocebus aethiops (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    1
  • Chestnut-naped Francolin
    Pternistis castaneicollis (Salvadori, 1888) · Aves
    1
  • Lesser Blue-eared Starling
    Lamprotornis chloropterus Swainson, 1838 · Aves
    1
  • Black Sawwing
    Psalidoprocne pristoptera (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    1
  • Santa-Maria, Santa Maria feverfew, Whitetop weed, Famine weed, Carrot grass, Congress grass, Wild Carrot Weed, Parthenium weed, Ragweed parthenium, Bitter-broom, Bitterweed, False camomile, False ragweed, Ragweed, Barley flower, Bastard feverfew, Broomweed, Mugwort, Whiteheads, Wormwood
    Parthenium hysterophorus L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Gray-headed Kingfisher
    Halcyon leucocephala (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    1
  • Hopbush
    Dodonaea viscosa (L.) Jacq. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • African Stick Mantis
    Popa spurca Stal, 1856 · Insecta
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2010-12-19

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)
5.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,075

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

Sources

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