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Yal

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Coordinates12.30°, -16.57°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau, Yal is recorded in open geodata as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Coordinates of 12.295°, -16.571° situate Yal in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,043 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
12.2951
Longitude
-16.5710
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)
2,072
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    47
  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    37
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    35
  • Western Plantain-eater
    Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    32
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    31
  • Vinaceous Dove
    Streptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    28
  • Senegal Parrot
    Poicephalus senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    27
  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    27

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.6
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,043

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