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Akanda

Estuairecity

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Founded

2013

Air quality index

55Moderate
Coordinates0.52°, 9.39°

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City facts

Founded
2013
Time zone
UTC+01:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Akanda is the 10th largest city in Gabon. It had a population of 34,548 in 2013. It is situated in the Estuaire Province and is the capital of the province.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
0.5164
Longitude
9.3882
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
56
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,857
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    403
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    390
  • African Thrush
    Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    331
  • Woodland Kingfisher
    Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    295
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    282
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    273
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    235
  • Reichenbach's Sunbird
    Anabathmis reichenbachii (Hartlaub, 1857) · Aves
    234

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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)
4.31
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,575

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
152
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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