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Plaisance

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Air quality index

53Moderate
Coordinates-20.24°, 57.46°

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City facts

Overview

As a locality in Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius, Plaisance occupies its own corner of the country. Its coordinates of -20.241°, 57.462° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,029 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-20.2415
Longitude
57.4623
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
53
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
19
Ozone (µg/m³)
60
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,444
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-whiskered Bulbul
    Pycnonotus jocosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    424
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    414
  • Red Fody
    Foudia madagascariensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    407
  • Zebra Dove
    Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    356
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    324
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    311
  • Mauritius Gray White-eye
    Zosterops mauritianus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    232
  • Madagascar turtle-dove
    Nesoenas picturatus (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    231

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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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 Plaines Wilhems

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,029

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

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