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Nova Sofala

Mozambiquevillage

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Coordinates-20.15°, 34.76°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Mozambique, Nova Sofala is a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Nova Sofala maps to -20.146°, 34.757° — squarely within the tropical belt. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,984 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-20.1456
Longitude
34.7566
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)
36
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • kamyuye
    Hoslundia opposita Vahl · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Reclining Date Palm
    Phoenix reclinata Jacq. · Liliopsida
    2
  • Speckled Forest Scorpion
    Afrolychas burdoi (Simon, 1882) · Arachnida
    1
  • Cartoblatta buyssoni (Shelford, 1909)
    Cartoblatta buyssoni (Shelford, 1909) · Insecta
    1
  • Southern green stink bug
    Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1
  • Cellar spider
    Artema atlanta Walckenaer, 1837 · Arachnida
    1
  • truncated mangrove snail
    Cerithidea decollata (Linnaeus, 1767) · Gastropoda
    1
  • civet cat
    Civettictis civetta (Schreber, 1776) · Mammalia
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
5.6
Largest event
2017-06-24

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)
5.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,984

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Nova Sofala

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • • Open Library