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Chiwaya

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Air quality index

29Good
Coordinates-15.89°, 35.06°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Southern, Malawi, Chiwaya occupies its own corner of the country. Coordinates of -15.894°, 35.061° situate Chiwaya in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-15.8936
Longitude
35.0615
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
56
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
7,543
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    290
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    271
  • Purple-crested Turaco
    Tauraco porphyreolophus (Vigors, 1831) · Aves
    163
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    147
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    146
  • White-browed Robin-Chat
    Cossypha heuglini Hartlaub, 1866 · Aves
    128
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    127
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    123

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
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

Nearby places in Southern

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)