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Onayena

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Air quality index

72Moderate
Elevation1079 m
Land area0.72 km²
Coordinates-17.95°, 16.20°

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City facts

Elevation
1079 m
Area
0.72 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Onayena is the district capital of Onayena Constituency in the north of Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia, situated approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Etosha National Park.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-17.9492
Longitude
16.1975
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
72
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
33.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
35.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
81
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
102
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    9
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    7
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    6
  • Kunene Ridgeback Agama
    Acanthocercus margaritae Wagner, Butler, Ceríaco & Bauer, 2021 · Squamata
    4
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • yellow-billed kite
    Milvus aegyptius (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    4
  • Pied Barbet
    Tricholaema leucomelas (Boddaert, 1783) · 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

N
Nickey Iyambo
Namibian politician (1936-2019)
J
John Kwedhi
trade unionist
T
Tommy Nakashimba
boxer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oshikoto

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.2
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,264

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
18
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

African Plain Tiger
African Plain Tiger
Danaus chrysippus orientis
Seen 2026-06-30
Ovambo Tree Skink
Ovambo Tree Skink
Trachylepis binotata
Seen 2026-03-28
Kunene Ridgeback Agama
Kunene Ridgeback Agama
Acanthocercus margaritae
Seen 2026-03-28
Mole Snake
Mole Snake
Pseudaspis cana
Seen 2026-02-16
Southern Kori Bustard
Southern Kori Bustard
Ardeotis kori kori
Seen 2023-04-12
Western Ground Agama
Western Ground Agama
Agama aculeata aculeata
Seen 2022-11-20
Black Kite
Black Kite
Milvus migrans
Seen 2022-02-21

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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