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Chikapa

Southernvillage

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Coordinates-15.23°, 35.16°

Demographic figures from National Statistical Office (Malawi). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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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

Latitude
-15.2304
Longitude
35.1564
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,968
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    128
  • Livingstone's Turaco
    Tauraco livingstonii (G.R.Gray, 1864) · Aves
    120
  • White-eared Barbet
    Stactolaema leucotis (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    91
  • Southern Citril
    Crithagra hyposticta (Reichenow, 1904) · Aves
    75
  • Olive Sunbird
    Cyanomitra olivacea (A.Smith, 1840) · Aves
    73
  • Yellow-throated Apalis
    Apalis flavigularis Shelley, 1893 · Aves
    66
  • African Stonechat
    Saxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    65
  • Black-headed Apalis
    Apalis melanocephala (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) · Aves
    64

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2007-11-08

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.62
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,050

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

Sources

  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org