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Okatope

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Air quality index

59Moderate
Coordinates-17.52°, 15.95°

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 Ohangwena, Namibia, Okatope is a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Okatope maps to -17.516°, 15.952° — squarely within the tropical belt. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,315 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 91% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
-17.5157
Longitude
15.9524
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
59
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
27.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
29.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
100
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
60
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    6
  • Kunene Ridgeback Agama
    Acanthocercus margaritae Wagner, Butler, Ceríaco & Bauer, 2021 · Squamata
    3
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    3
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    3
  • yellow-billed kite
    Milvus aegyptius (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    3
  • European Bee-eater
    Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2
  • Red-faced Mousebird
    Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    2
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    2

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

Nearby places in Ohangwena

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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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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