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Omaruru
Erongotown
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Namibia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollis (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves593
- Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricans (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves570
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves517
- Red-billed FrancolinPternistis adspersus (Waterhouse, 1838) · Aves492
- Monteiro's HornbillTockus monteiri Hartlaub, 1865 · Aves475
- Gray Go-away-birdCorythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves437
- White-tailed ShrikeLanioturdus torquatus Waterhouse, 1838 · Aves432
- Pale-winged StarlingOnychognathus nabouroup (Daudin, 1800) · Aves417
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.5 — 2019-03-0224 km ENE of Karibib, Namibia
- M 3.8 — 2008-04-2668 km NNW of Okahandja, Namibia
- M 4.8 — 2008-04-2670 km N of Okahandja, Namibia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org