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Chikapa
Southernvillage
Demographic figures from National Statistical Office (Malawi). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Chikapa sits in Southern, Malawi and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Coordinates of -15.230°, 35.156° situate Chikapa in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. The location receives about 2,050 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves128
- Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstonii (G.R.Gray, 1864) · Aves120
- White-eared BarbetStactolaema leucotis (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves91
- Southern CitrilCrithagra hyposticta (Reichenow, 1904) · Aves75
- Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea (A.Smith, 1840) · Aves73
- Yellow-throated ApalisApalis flavigularis Shelley, 1893 · Aves66
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves65
- Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) · Aves64
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2025-01-3035 km S of Monkey Bay, Malawi
- M 4.3 — 2012-06-146 km WNW of Zomba, Malawi
- M 4.8 — 2007-11-0814 km NNW of Chikwawa, Malawi
- M 4 — 2005-01-2910 km WSW of Zomba, Malawi
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org