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Jau Kunda
Upper Rivervillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Gambia Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Jau Kunda sits in Upper River, Gambia and is identified as a village. Coordinates of 13.424°, -13.863° situate Jau Kunda in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 96.2°F and lows near 75.4°F, together with about 33.3 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,133 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783 · Aves9
- Brown Snake-EagleCircaetus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 · Aves8
- African Golden OrioleOriolus auratus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves8
- Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves7
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves7
- Long-tailed Glossy StarlingLamprotornis caudatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves6
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves4
- Greater Blue-eared StarlingLamprotornis chalybaeus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1828 · Aves3
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
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 Upper River
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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Jau Kunda, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org