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Konarak

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Total population

36,000

Air quality index

130Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates25.36°, 60.40°

Demographic figures from Statistical Centre of Iran. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Konarak is a town in Iran. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 36,000. Located at 25.360°, 60.398°, Konarak occupies a subtropical portion of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. The location receives about 2,154 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
25.3605
Longitude
60.3981
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
130
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
38.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
76.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
141
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
191
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Lesser Black-backed Gull
    Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    13
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    12
  • Dalmatian Pelican
    Pelecanus crispus Bruch, 1832 · Aves
    11
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    8
  • Slender-billed Gull
    Chroicocephalus genei (Brème, 1839) · Aves
    7
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7
  • Green Bee-eater
    Merops orientalis Latham, 1801 · Aves
    6
  • Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792) · Aves
    6

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
13
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2008-08-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Iran

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.9
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,154

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
303
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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