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Mataqe
Westernvillage
Demographic figures from Fiji Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Western, Fiji, Mataqe is a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-18.164°, 177.471°). Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,876 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves352
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves243
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827) · Aves238
- Vanikoro FlycatcherMyiagra vanikorensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) · Aves234
- Pacific KingfisherTodiramphus sacer (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves203
- Fiji WoodswallowArtamus mentalis Jardine, 1845 · Aves179
- Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves175
- Western Wattled-HoneyeaterFoulehaio procerior (Finsch & Hartlaub, 1867) · Aves153
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2025-03-15100 km WSW of Sigatoka, Fiji
- M 4.4 — 2023-10-0637 km NW of Nasinu, Fiji
- M 4.7 — 2021-06-1993 km WSW of Nadi, Fiji
- M 4.7 — 2019-11-0840 km SE of Ba, Fiji
- M 4.4 — 2019-08-2536 km NNW of Suva, Fiji
- M 4.2 — 2016-12-1634 km NNW of Suva, Fiji
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Western
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
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Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org