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Kuala Kurau

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Kuala Kurau

Air quality index

91Moderate
Coordinates5.02°, 100.44°

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City facts

Time zone
UTC+08:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kuala Kurau is a mukim in Kerian District, Perak, Malaysia.

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History & geography

Geography

Kuala Kurau spans over 138.90 km2 in area with a population of 31,065 people.

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Geography

Latitude
5.0235
Longitude
100.4354
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
91
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
20.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
21.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
150
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,658
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    80
  • Crested Serpent-Eagle
    Spilornis cheela (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    60
  • Black-naped Oriole
    Oriolus chinensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    58
  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    52
  • Pacific Swallow
    Hirundo javanica Sparrman, 1789 · Aves
    51
  • Blue-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops philippinus Linnaeus, 1767 · Aves
    51
  • Jungle Myna
    Acridotheres fuscus (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    50
  • Gold-whiskered Barbet
    Psilopogon chrysopogon (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    49

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Nearby places in Perak

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.06
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,846

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
94
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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