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Safim

Biombotown

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Coordinates11.93°, -15.62°

Demographic figures from INE Guinea-Bissau. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Safim, a town in Biombo, Guinea-Bissau, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Located at 11.932°, -15.615°, Safim occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,008 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 79% 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

Latitude
11.9319
Longitude
-15.6154
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)
8,103
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    202
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    185
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    182
  • Yellow-crowned Gonolek
    Laniarius barbarus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    133
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    130
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    126
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    126
  • Red-chested Swallow
    Hirundo lucida Hartlaub, 1858 · Aves
    125

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

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

Nearby places in Biombo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,008

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

Sources

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