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Ondangwa

Oshanatown

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Total population

30,000

Air quality index

62Moderate
Coordinates-17.91°, 15.97°

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 Oshana, Namibia, Ondangwa is a town. Public datasets list a population of roughly 30,000. The settlement sits at -17.910°, 15.973°, a tropical location in the southern hemisphere. 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. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-17.9097
Longitude
15.9735
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
62
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
96
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
377
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    26
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    25
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    23
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    21
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    20
  • Red-faced Mousebird
    Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    19
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    11
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10

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

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

Nearby places in Oshana

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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

Sources

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