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Chiwinja

Southernvillage

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Coordinates-15.59°, 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

Set in Southern, Malawi, Chiwinja is recorded in open geodata as a village. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-15.595°, 35.158°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,050 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by 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
-15.5946
Longitude
35.1579
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)
2,760
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    71
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    71
  • Black-backed Puffback
    Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    50
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    45
  • White-browed Robin-Chat
    Cossypha heuglini Hartlaub, 1866 · Aves
    45
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    43
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    38
  • Yellow Bishop
    Euplectes capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38

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

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

Nearby places in Southern

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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

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