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John

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Coordinates-15.92°, 35.37°

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City facts

Overview

John is a village in Southern, Malawi. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. John maps to -15.920°, 35.366° — squarely within the tropical belt. 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 2,050 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for John.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-15.9202
Longitude
35.3655
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,914
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    34
  • Hamerkop
    Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    29
  • Helichrysum nitens Oliv. & Hiern
    Helichrysum nitens Oliv. & Hiern · Magnoliopsida
    26
  • Cluster-head Protea
    Protea welwitschii Engl. · Magnoliopsida
    26
  • Sickleleaf Sugarbush
    Protea petiolaris (Engl. ex Hiern) Welw. · Magnoliopsida
    26
  • African Pied Wagtail
    Motacilla aguimp Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    25
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    24
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    24

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
5.5
Largest event
2018-03-08

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

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 John

Thorburn's Birds and Mammals
Thorburn's Birds and Mammals
John Southern · 1986
Historical Southern Families
Historical Southern Families
John Bennett Boddie · 1957
Pandora
John Southern · 1938
Thorburn's landscape
John Southern · 1981
Mani
Mani
Patrick Leigh Fermor · 1958
Black like me
Black like me
John Howard Griffin · 1960
Forest Railroad
John Southern · 1980
Pandora, the musyque of the beautie, of his mistresse Diana. Composed by Iohn Soowthern Gentleman, and dedicated to the right Honorable, Edward Deuer, Earle of Oxenford, &c. 1584. Iune. 20
John Southern · 1584

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Common River Frog
Common River Frog
Amietia delalandii
Seen 2026-07-12
White-browed Scrub-Robin
White-browed Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas leucophrys
Seen 2026-07-12
Orange-winged Pytilia
Orange-winged Pytilia
Pytilia afra
Seen 2026-07-12
African Hawk-Eagle
African Hawk-Eagle
Aquila spilogaster
Seen 2026-07-10
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Silvery-cheeked Hornbill
Bycanistes brevis
Seen 2026-07-10
Trumpeter Hornbill
Trumpeter Hornbill
Bycanistes bucinator
Seen 2026-07-10
Mitchell's Flat Lizard
Mitchell's Flat Lizard
Platysaurus mitchelli
Seen 2026-01-14
Rainbow Skink
Rainbow Skink
Trachylepis margaritifer
Seen 2025-12-04
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Seen 2025-12-03

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

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