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Morondava

Total population

53,510

Air quality index

19Good
Elevation8 m
Land area5115 km²
Coordinates-20.30°, 44.28°

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City facts

Elevation
8 m
Area
5115 km²
Time zone
UTC+03:00

Sister cities

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Overview

Morondava is a city located in Menabe Region, of which it is the capital, in Madagascar. It is located in the delta of the Morondava River at 20°17′5″S 44°19′3″E. Its population as of the 2018 census, was 53,510.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-20.2951
Longitude
44.2786
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
19
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
2.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
30
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,525
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    122
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    96
  • Namaqua Dove
    Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    56
  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    47
  • Crested Drongo
    Dicrurus forficatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    47
  • Madagascar Coucal
    Centropus toulou (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    42
  • Madagascar Kestrel
    Falco newtoni (Gurney Sr, 1863) · Aves
    41
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    40

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2008-07-27

Most recent

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

Photos

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Notable people from here

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.07
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,214

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
503
Avg daily Wikipedia views
17
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Morondava

Search results from Open Library.

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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
  • Open Library