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Koës

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Koës

Elevation1200 m
Coordinates-25.93°, 19.12°

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City facts

Elevation
1200 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Koës is a village in the ǁKaras Region of south-eastern Namibia. It had 2,264 inhabitants in 2023.

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History & geography

Geography

Koës is situated on the edge of the Kalahari Desert and belongs to the Keetmanshoop Rural electoral constituency. The average annual rainfall is about 150-200 mm.

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Geography

Latitude
-25.9331
Longitude
19.1243
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
92
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Social Weaver
    Philetairus socius (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    12
  • Southern Masked-Weaver
    Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    4
  • Namaqua Dove
    Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • Capped Wheatear
    Oenanthe pileata (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    4
  • Pale Chanting-Goshawk
    Melierax canorus (Thunberg, 1799) · Aves
    3
  • Gray-backed Sparrow-Lark
    Eremopterix verticalis (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    3
  • Lesser Gray Shrike
    Lanius minor Gmelin, 1788 · Aves
    3
  • Northern black bustard
    Afrotis afraoides (A.Smith, 1831) · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

D
Danie Dames
Namibian rugby player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.47
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,362

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
93
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Koës

Chiisana koe kara hajimaru kenchiku shisō
Jun Kanda · 2021
"Soji" to "Nihon shoki"
"Soji" to "Nihon shoki"
Shigehiko Kurosu · 1999
Nihon no shinwa, densetsu o yomu
Nihon no shinwa, densetsu o yomu
Takashi Sasaki · 2007
Shinkai Makoto ten
新海誠 · 2017
Dōruzu
Takahashi, Katsuhiko · 2004
BC-kyū senpan gokusō kara no koe
Junrō Ōmori · 2009
Onna kara no koe
So Aono
Tōku kara todoku koe
Seigō Matsuoka · 2006

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Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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