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Matope Bridge

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Coordinates-15.39°, 34.90°

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, 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

Latitude
-15.3870
Longitude
34.9036
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)
174
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Bush Scarlet
    Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881) · Insecta
    8
  • Rufous Beaked Snake
    Rhamphiophis rostratus Peters, 1854 · Squamata
    5
  • Common Ciliate Blue
    Anthene definita (Butler, 1899) · Insecta
    4
  • Baobab
    Adansonia digitata L. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Black-backed Puffback
    Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    3
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    3
  • Largeleaf Lantana
    Lantana camara L. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • White-breasted Sunbird
    Cinnyris talatala A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    3

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

Nearby places in Southern

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.48
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,001

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

Sources

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