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Matope Bridge
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Demographic figures from National Statistical Office (Malawi). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Southern, Malawi, Matope Bridge stands as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Matope Bridge maps to -15.387°, 34.904° — squarely within the tropical belt. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,001 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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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
- Bush ScarletAxiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881) · Insecta8
- Rufous Beaked SnakeRhamphiophis rostratus Peters, 1854 · Squamata5
- Common Ciliate BlueAnthene definita (Butler, 1899) · Insecta4
- BaobabAdansonia digitata L. · Magnoliopsida4
- Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves3
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves3
- Largeleaf LantanaLantana camara L. · Magnoliopsida3
- White-breasted SunbirdCinnyris talatala A.Smith, 1836 · Aves3
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- 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
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









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org