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Varela
Cacheuvillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INE Guinea-Bissau. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau, Varela is a village. Its coordinates of 12.290°, -16.587° 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. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,043 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves46
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves38
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves35
- Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves33
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves30
- Red-billed FirefinchLagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves28
- Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves28
- Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves27
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
Nearby places in Cacheu
- Blythe6201.5 mi away
- Desert Center6241.4 mi away
- Baker6252.1 mi away
- Calipatria6258.3 mi away
- Brawley6264.1 mi away · pop. 26,416
- Bombay Beach6268.3 mi away
- El Centro6269.3 mi away · pop. 44,322
- El Centro Naval Air Facility6274.7 mi away
- Desert Shores6284.8 mi away
- Coachella6285.3 mi away · pop. 41,941
- Bermuda Dunes6292.3 mi away
- Desert Palms6292.3 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Varela
Search results from Open Library.
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 Varela, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library