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Swakopmund

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Total population

25,000

Air quality index

29Good
Coordinates-22.68°, 14.53°

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

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City facts

Overview

Found in Erongo, Namibia, Swakopmund is classified as a city in public datasets. Population sits at roughly 25,000 according to the open data we track. Its coordinates of -22.677°, 14.529° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,136 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-22.6768
Longitude
14.5290
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
29
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
38
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
22,937
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Kelp Gull
    Larus dominicanus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    1,000
  • Hartlaub's Gull
    Chroicocephalus hartlaubii (Bruch, 1855) · Aves
    901
  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    850
  • Cape Sparrow
    Passer melanurus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    787
  • Cape Cormorant
    Phalacrocorax capensis (Sparrman, 1788) · Aves
    703
  • Lesser Flamingo
    Phoeniconaias minor (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1798) · Aves
    556
  • Crowned Cormorant
    Microcarbo coronatus (Wahlberg, 1855) · Aves
    539
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    512

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

Nearby places in Erongo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,136

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
11,875
Avg daily Wikipedia views
409
Attention level
Modest

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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