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Kanlang
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Air quality index
Demographic figures from Gambia Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kanlang is a village that lies in Western, Gambia. Its coordinates of 13.256°, -15.959° place it 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. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,136 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. Local weather statistics describe average highs near 93.2°F and lows near 72.5°F, alongside about 36.3 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. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.
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
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves454
- Grasshopper BuzzardButastur rufipennis (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves293
- African Harrier-HawkPolyboroides typus A.Smith, 1829 · Aves293
- Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783 · Aves277
- Dark Chanting-GoshawkMelierax metabates Heuglin, 1861 · Aves269
- African Gray HornbillLophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves240
- Namaqua DoveOena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves221
- Long-tailed Glossy StarlingLamprotornis caudatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves214
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 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
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kanlang, 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)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
