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Wairiki

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Coordinates-16.80°, 179.99°

Demographic figures from Fiji Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Wairiki is a village located in Northern, Fiji. 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 (-16.805°, 179.991°). The location receives about 1,789 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 70% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-16.8049
Longitude
179.9906
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)
10,474
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-rumped Swiftlet
    Aerodramus spodiopygius (Peale, 1849) · Aves
    350
  • Pacific Kingfisher
    Todiramphus sacer (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    349
  • Red Shining-Parrot
    Prosopeia tabuensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    290
  • Vanikoro Flycatcher
    Myiagra vanikorensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) · Aves
    283
  • Orange-breasted Myzomela
    Myzomela jugularis Peale, 1849 · Aves
    267
  • Polynesian Triller
    Lalage maculosa (Peale, 1848) · Aves
    259
  • Collared Lory
    Phigys solitarius (Suckow, 1800) · Aves
    244
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    218

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
142
Largest magnitude
6.3
Largest event
2001-11-05

Most recent

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 Northern

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.9
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,789

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