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Otjiwarongo

Otjozondjupacity

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Total population

49,022

Air quality index

53Moderate
Coordinates-20.46°, 16.65°

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

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City facts

Overview

Otjiwarongo, a city in Otjozondjupa, Namibia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. It is home to roughly 49,022 residents. Otjiwarongo maps to -20.461°, 16.651° — squarely within the tropical belt. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,281 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 89% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-20.4609
Longitude
16.6512
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
53
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
96
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,689
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    82
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    80
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    79
  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    75
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    74
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    73
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    66
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    64

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2005-11-27

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Otjozondjupa

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,281

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
962
Avg daily Wikipedia views
33
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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

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