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Okatana

Oshanavillage

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Coordinates-17.73°, 15.71°

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City facts

Overview

Within Oshana, Namibia, Okatana stands as a village. Located at -17.734°, 15.710°, Okatana occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,315 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 91% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-17.7337
Longitude
15.7105
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)
186
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • balsamtree
    Colophospermum mopane (J.Kirk ex Benth.) J.Léonard · Magnoliopsida
    11
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7
  • Red-faced Mousebird
    Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    7
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    6
  • Cape Crow
    Corvus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    5
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    4
  • African Hoopoe
    Upupa africana Bechstein, 1811 · Aves
    4
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2010-04-11

Most recent

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 Oshana

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.34
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,315

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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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