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Fransfontein
Kunenevillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Namibia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in Kunene, Namibia, Fransfontein occupies its own corner of the country. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at -20.211°, 15.016°. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,348 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 92% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves35
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves35
- Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricans (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves28
- White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves28
- Short-toed Rock-ThrushMonticola brevipes (Waterhouse, 1838) · Aves28
- Familiar ChatOenanthe familiaris (Wilkes, 1817) · Aves26
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves25
- Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves20
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5 — 2022-04-1233 km N of Khorixas, Namibia
- M 4.2 — 2021-11-0454 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia
- M 4.3 — 2021-06-2175 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia
- M 4.9 — 2021-05-2465 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia
- M 5.4 — 2021-04-0468 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia
- M 4.6 — 2019-11-2167 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia
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 Kunene
Geography & sun
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
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org