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Phalombe

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Phalombe

Elevation757 m
Coordinates-15.81°, 35.65°

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City facts

Elevation
757 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Phalombe is a town in Malawi. It is the district capital of Phalombe District.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-15.8066
Longitude
35.6481
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)
2,565
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Sickleleaf Sugarbush
    Protea petiolaris (Engl. ex Hiern) Welw. · Magnoliopsida
    82
  • Cluster-head Protea
    Protea welwitschii Engl. · Magnoliopsida
    67
  • Blister bush
    Diplolophium buchananii (Benth. ex Oliv.) C.Norman · Magnoliopsida
    64
  • Helichrysum nitens Oliv. & Hiern
    Helichrysum nitens Oliv. & Hiern · Magnoliopsida
    49
  • Butterflybush
    Buddleja salviifolia (L.) Lam. · Magnoliopsida
    46
  • Helichrysum densiflorum Oliv.
    Helichrysum densiflorum Oliv. · Magnoliopsida
    45
  • Helichrysum lastii Engl.
    Helichrysum lastii Engl. · Magnoliopsida
    38
  • Malawi Stumptail Chameleon
    Rhampholeon platyceps Günther, 1893 · Squamata
    33

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
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

Anna Kachikho
Anna Kachikho
Malawian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Southern

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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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
144
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Phalombe

Mulanje/Phalombe Fish Farming Project socio-economic impact assessment
Karin A. L. Hyde · 1992

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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