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Mbulum

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Air quality index

120Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates13.54°, -16.41°

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

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City facts

Overview

Mbulum, a village in North Bank, Gambia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. The settlement sits at 13.542°, -16.405°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,120 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
13.5421
Longitude
-16.4053
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
120
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
47.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
114.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
48
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
16,546
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Gray-hooded Gull
    Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    251
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    216
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    216
  • Caspian Tern
    Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) · Aves
    205
  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    200
  • Spur-winged Lapwing
    Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    200
  • Graded Brown Pearl
    Achyra coelatalis Walker, 1859 · Insecta
    188
  • Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792) · Aves
    188

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

Earthquake history

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

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

M
Moustapha Guèye
Senegalese amateur wrestler
O
Omar Jah
Gambian university teacher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Bank

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.81
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,120

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 Mbulum, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

20130530-DSC 8764 (8927212269) — Mbulum, Gambia0.4 mi20130530-DSC 8765 (8927227633) — Mbulum, Gambia0.4 mi20130530-DSC 8767 (8927258867) — Mbulum, Gambia1.8 mi20130530-IMG 2380 (8927889546) — Mbulum, Gambia2.1 mi20130530-DSC 8762 (8927786802) — Mbulum, Gambia2.3 mi20130530-DSC 8763 (8927806314) — Mbulum, Gambia2.3 mi20130530-DSC 8762 (8927786802) (cropped) — Mbulum, Gambia2.3 mi20130530-IMG 2377 (8927113433) — Mbulum, Gambia3.1 miISS061-E-149893 - View of Senegal — Mbulum, Gambia4 miLocust (Kraussaria angulifera) Senegal — Mbulum, Gambia6 miLocust (Kraussaria angulifera) Senegal 2 — Mbulum, Gambia6 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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