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Sesfontein

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Air quality index

69Moderate
Coordinates-19.12°, 13.62°

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

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City facts

Overview

Sesfontein is a town located in Kunene, Namibia. Located at -19.123°, 13.618°, Sesfontein occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,364 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 93% 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
-19.1232
Longitude
13.6176
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
69
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
17.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
21.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
40
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
442
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pale-winged Starling
    Onychognathus nabouroup (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    23
  • Rock Martin
    Ptyonoprogne fuligula (Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves
    18
  • Black-fronted Bulbul
    Pycnonotus nigricans (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    16
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    15
  • Mountain Wheatear
    Oenanthe monticola Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    15
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    14
  • Familiar Chat
    Oenanthe familiaris (Wilkes, 1817) · Aves
    12
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    11

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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 Kunene

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.48
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,364

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