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Henties Bay

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Total population

4,720

Coordinates-22.12°, 14.28°

Demographic figures from Namibia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Erongo, Namibia, Henties Bay occupies its own corner of the country. Its coordinates of -22.116°, 14.283° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Around 4,720 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,136 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-22.1160
Longitude
14.2827
Water area
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)
936
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Kelp Gull
    Larus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    94
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    77
  • Cape Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax capensis (Sparrman, 1788) · Aves
    58
  • Hartlaub's Gull
    Chroicocephalus hartlaubii (Bruch, 1855) · Aves
    48
  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    36
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    29
  • White-breasted Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax lucidus (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    29
  • Sanderling
    Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    25

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

Nearby places in Erongo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,136

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
604
Avg daily Wikipedia views
20
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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