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Omuthiya

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Omuthiya

Air quality index

50Good
Elevation1079 m
Coordinates-18.36°, 16.58°

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

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City facts

Elevation
1079 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Omuthiyagwiipundi is the capital of Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia. It has about 7,500 residents. Prior to Omuthiya, Tsumeb was the regional capital. The town has been proclaimed in October 2007 and the Omuthiya Town Council established in September 2008. Omuthiya has a National Traffic Information System (NaTIS) office and issues the number plate MT.

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History & geography

Geography

Omuthiya is situated approximately from Etosha National Park.

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Geography

Latitude
-18.3579
Longitude
16.5815
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
50
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
15.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
79
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,654
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-capped Lark
    Calandrella cinerea (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    76
  • Pied Avocet
    Recurvirostra avosetta Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    62
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    57
  • Black-winged Stilt
    Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    54
  • Blacksmith Lapwing
    Vanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves
    50
  • Cape Teal
    Anas capensis J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    45
  • Northern black bustard
    Afrotis afraoides (A.Smith, 1831) · Aves
    42
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    42

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).

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Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Elevation
3,586 ft (1093 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,282

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
89
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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