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Noordoewer

Karasvillage

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Air quality index

31Good
Elevation172 m
Coordinates-28.72°, 17.62°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Karas, Namibia, Noordoewer stands as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The settlement sits at -28.722°, 17.618°, a subtropical location in the southern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,309 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 90% 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
-28.7220
Longitude
17.6180
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
31
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
1.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
2.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
60
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,713
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-fronted Bulbul
    Pycnonotus nigricans (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    106
  • Orange River White-eye
    Zosterops pallidus Swainson, 1838 · Aves
    100
  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    80
  • Karoo Thrush
    Turdus smithi Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    72
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    64
  • Southern Masked-Weaver
    Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    62
  • Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops hirundineus A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793 · Aves
    60
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    59

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

Geography & sun

Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.33
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,309

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

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org