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Ongwediva

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Total population

20,260

Air quality index

67Moderate
Coordinates-17.78°, 15.76°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Oshana, Namibia, Ongwediva stands as a town. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-17.780°, 15.764°). Recent open-data figures place its population at about 20,260. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-17.7803
Longitude
15.7639
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
67
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
13.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
90
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
209
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-faced Mousebird
    Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    14
  • balsamtree
    Colophospermum mopane (J.Kirk ex Benth.) J.Léonard · Magnoliopsida
    12
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    11
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    9
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    8
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5
  • Greater Striped-Swallow
    Cecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    5

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

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

Events

Sources

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