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Mpungu

Kavango Westvillage

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Air quality index

79Moderate
Coordinates-17.67°, 18.23°

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

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Kavango West, Namibia, Mpungu is a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Located at -17.670°, 18.232°, Mpungu occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,199 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 86% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-17.6704
Longitude
18.2316
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
79
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
19.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
20.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
62
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
84
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    11
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    6
  • African Gray Hornbill
    Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    6
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    5
  • Bateleur
    Terathopius ecaudatus (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    5
  • Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
    Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    4
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    3
  • Martial Eagle
    Polemaetus bellicosus (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    3

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

J
Johanna Kandjimi
Namibian politician

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

Nearby places in Kavango West

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.02
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,199

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