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Simanya

Kavango Westvillage

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Air quality index

77Moderate
Coordinates-17.52°, 18.51°

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

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City facts

Overview

Simanya is a village located in Kavango West, Namibia. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-17.525°, 18.514°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,199 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 86% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Simanya.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-17.5246
Longitude
18.5135
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
77
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
26.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
27.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
75
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
437
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    24
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    16
  • African Gray Hornbill
    Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    12
  • Violet-backed Starling
    Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    10
  • Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
    Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    8
  • Meyer's Parrot
    Poicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827) · Aves
    7
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    7
  • Black-backed Puffback
    Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    7

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.02
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,199

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