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Oniipa

Oshikototown

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Coordinates-17.91°, 16.04°

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 Oshikoto, Namibia, Oniipa is a town. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of -17.913°, 16.040° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,264 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 89% of daylight hours. 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

Latitude
-17.9129
Longitude
16.0403
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
311
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    26
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    24
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    21
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    20
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    19
  • Red-faced Mousebird
    Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    13
  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    12
  • 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

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

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

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