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Mwanza

Southerntown

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Coordinates-15.61°, 34.52°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Southern, Malawi, Mwanza is a town. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Coordinates of -15.609°, 34.523° situate Mwanza in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,001 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
-15.6092
Longitude
34.5234
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)
187
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Ciliate Blue
    Anthene definita (Butler, 1899) · Insecta
    12
  • Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, 1922)
    Lepidochrysops solwezii (Bethune-Baker, 1922) · Insecta
    10
  • Babault's Blue
    Leptotes babaulti (Stempffer, 1936) · Insecta
    9
  • Lunulate Hairtail
    Anthene lunulata (Trimen, 1894) · Insecta
    8
  • Red-billed Firefinch
    Lagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • African fan palm
    Borassus aethiopum Mart. · Liliopsida
    4
  • Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
    Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    4

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

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 Mwanza

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