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Monkey Bay
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Demographic figures from National Statistical Office (Malawi). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Monkey Bay is a town in Southern, Malawi. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Located at -14.083°, 34.915°, Monkey Bay occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,043 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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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
- African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) · Aves102
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves81
- HamerkopScopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 · Aves75
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves71
- Little Bee-eaterMerops pusillus P.L.S.Müller, 1776 · Aves60
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves59
- Trumpeter HornbillBycanistes bucinator (Temminck, 1824) · Aves58
- BaobabAdansonia digitata L. · Magnoliopsida56
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.6 — 2025-07-0613 km NE of Chipoka, Malawi
- M 4.5 — 2025-01-3035 km S of Monkey Bay, Malawi
- M 4.5 — 2022-01-0718 km WNW of Monkey Bay, Malawi
- M 4.2 — 2020-10-2929 km NNW of Monkey Bay, Malawi
- M 4.4 — 2016-10-0827 km N of Salima, Malawi
- M 4.4 — 2015-08-1524 km ENE of Salima, Malawi
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Monkey Bay
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









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
