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Salafosi

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Coordinates-15.50°, 34.77°

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

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City facts

Overview

Salafosi, a village in Southern, Malawi, forms part of the country's settled landscape. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of -15.497°, 34.772° situate Salafosi in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-15.4967
Longitude
34.7724
Water area
—
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)
268
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Bush Scarlet
    Axiocerses amanga (Westwood, 1881) · Insecta
    8
  • Flapneck chameleon
    Chamaeleo dilepis Leach, 1819 · Squamata
    5
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5
  • Common Ciliate Blue
    Anthene definita (Butler, 1899) · Insecta
    4
  • Rufous Beaked Snake
    Rhamphiophis rostratus Peters, 1854 · Squamata
    4
  • Black-backed Puffback
    Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    4
  • Dark-capped Bulbul
    Pycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves
    4
  • Jameson's Firefinch
    Lagonosticta rhodopareia (Heuglin, 1868) · 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 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