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Rakai

Alytusvillage

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Total population

114

Air quality index

21Good
Elevation1280 m
Coordinates53.97°, 24.71°

Demographic figures from Statistics Lithuania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
1280 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Found in Alytus, Lithuania, Rakai is classified as a small village in public datasets. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a cool temperate latitude (53.974°, 24.707°). The population stands at approximately 114. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,081 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. 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

The nearest town is Kyotera, in Kyotera District, located approximately , north-east of Rakai. Rakai is located about north-west of the international border with Tanzania at Mutukula. and approximately south-west of Masaka, the nearest large city. The town is approximately south-west of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. The coordinates of Rakai are 0°42'36.0"S, 31°24'18.0"E (Latitude:-0.7100, Longitude:31.4050).

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Geography

Latitude
53.9740
Longitude
24.7068
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
21
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
35
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,250
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    23
  • Common Chaffinch
    Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    21
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
    Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    17
  • Broom
    Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link · Magnoliopsida
    17
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    16
  • Finland pink
    Dianthus arenarius L. · Magnoliopsida
    15
  • Cowberry
    Vaccinium vitis-idaea L. · Magnoliopsida
    14
  • Perennial Knawel
    Scleranthus perennis L. · Magnoliopsida
    14

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 Alytus

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,081

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
638
Avg daily Wikipedia views
21
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

Events

Sources

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