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Pokok Sena

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Total population

50,000

Air quality index

52Moderate
Land area244 km²
Coordinates6.17°, 100.52°

Demographic figures from Department of Statistics Malaysia. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Area
244 km²
Time zone
UTC+08:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

The Pokok Sena District is a district and parliamentary constituency in Kedah, Malaysia. It is the 12th district of Kedah which was formerly a subdistrict of Kota Setar, about 20 km east of Alor Setar. The declaration of the 24,000ha district with a population of 50,000 was made by the Sultan of Kedah, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah in conjunction with his 81st birthday celebrations in January 2009. The district is divided into 6 sub-districts: Gajah Mati, Jabi, Tualang, Lesong, Bukit Lada, Derang and consists of 122 villages and 21 residential areas. The Pokok Sena district lies within the boundaries of the Alor Setar City Council local government area authority.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.1685
Longitude
100.5185
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
52
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
111
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,398
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Asian Openbill
    Anastomus oscitans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    40
  • Baya Weaver
    Ploceus philippinus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    33
  • White-throated Kingfisher
    Halcyon smyrnensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    33
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    33
  • Black-winged Stilt
    Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    29
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    25
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    24

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).

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.02
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,833

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
167
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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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