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Nkando

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Coordinates-15.92°, 35.36°

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

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City facts

Overview

Nkando is a village in Southern, Malawi. Located at -15.919°, 35.361°, Nkando occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,050 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests 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
-15.9193
Longitude
35.3610
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)
1,927
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    34
  • Hamerkop
    Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    30
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    27
  • African Pied Wagtail
    Motacilla aguimp Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    26
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    25
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    25
  • Sickleleaf Sugarbush
    Protea petiolaris (Engl. ex Hiern) Welw. · Magnoliopsida
    25
  • Helichrysum nitens Oliv. & Hiern
    Helichrysum nitens Oliv. & Hiern · Magnoliopsida
    24

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
6
Largest magnitude
5.5
Largest event
2018-03-08

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)
5.62
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,050

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

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