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Mangochi

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Total population

51,429

Coordinates-14.48°, 35.26°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Southern, Malawi, Mangochi stands as a sizeable town. Its coordinates of -14.481°, 35.261° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 51,429. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,054 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-14.4805
Longitude
35.2606
Water area
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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)
610
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Baobab
    Adansonia digitata L. · Magnoliopsida
    39
  • African Fish-Eagle
    Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    12
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    12
  • Lunulate Hairtail
    Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) · Insecta
    10
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    10
  • Mourning Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decipiens (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) · Aves
    10
  • Yellow-fronted Canary
    Crithagra mozambica (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
    10

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2007-04-12

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.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.63
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,054

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Mangochi

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • • Open Library