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Omaruru

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Air quality index

56Moderate
Coordinates-21.42°, 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

Omaruru sits in Erongo, Namibia and is identified as a town. Omaruru maps to -21.417°, 15.951° — squarely within the tropical belt. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,397 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 94% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience 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
-21.4174
Longitude
15.9514
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
56
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
12.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
62
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
16,128
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Rosy-faced Lovebird
    Agapornis roseicollis (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    593
  • Black-fronted Bulbul
    Pycnonotus nigricans (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    570
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    517
  • Red-billed Francolin
    Pternistis adspersus (Waterhouse, 1838) · Aves
    492
  • Monteiro's Hornbill
    Tockus monteiri Hartlaub, 1865 · Aves
    475
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    437
  • White-tailed Shrike
    Lanioturdus torquatus Waterhouse, 1838 · Aves
    432
  • Pale-winged Starling
    Onychognathus nabouroup (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    417

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2008-04-26

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.57
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,397

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

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