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Chobo
Southerntown
Demographic figures from National Statistical Office (Malawi). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Chobo is a town that lies in Southern, Malawi. Coordinates of -16.053°, 34.863° situate Chobo 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. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,045 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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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
- Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves47
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves44
- Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus P.L.S.Müller, 1776 · Aves41
- BateleurTerathopius ecaudatus (Daudin, 1800) · Aves40
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves36
- Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves35
- Southern Black TitParus niger Vieillot, 1818 · Aves33
- Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves31
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.1 — 2018-04-069 km NNE of Nsanje, Malawi
- M 5.5 — 2018-03-0824 km NE of Nsanje, Malawi
- M 4.3 — 2015-06-179 km NNW of Nsanje, 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
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Southern
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
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org