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Eheke

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Founded

1927

Air quality index

76Moderate
Land area17.02 km²
Coordinates-17.93°, 15.87°

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City facts

Founded
1927
Area
17.02 km²

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Overview

Eheke is a settlement in northern Namibia situated at the edge of the Oshana Region near Ondangwa Airport. Eheke has c. 1,150 inhabitants and is situated 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of Ondangwa near Omagongati. Eheke was the administrative centre for Ondangwa Constituency, and after a split of this constituency in 2013 it is the centre of the Ondangwa Rural constituency.

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History & geography

History

In 1927 a water pond was established by cattle herders in the area. The name of the settlement, Eheke, is derived from this. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Owambo Kavango, today ELCIN, established a church in 1954. The settlement was proclaimed in 2003.

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Geography

Latitude
-17.9314
Longitude
15.8675
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
76
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
36.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
37.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
81
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
399
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    25
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    22
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    22
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    22
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    20
  • Red-faced Mousebird
    Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    20
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    11
  • balsamtree
    Colophospermum mopane (J.Kirk ex Benth.) J.Léonard · Magnoliopsida
    11

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2010-04-11

Most recent

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)
6.34
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,315

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
24
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

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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