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Swartbooisdrift

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Swartbooisdrift

Total population

300

Air quality index

66Moderate
Coordinates-17.34°, 13.84°

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Overview

Swartbooisdrift is a small settlement in the Kunene Region in the north of Namibia. It is situated on the banks of the Kunene River, at the Angolan border on the minor road D3700 and falls within the Epupa electoral constituency. Swartbooisdrift is populated by 150 - 300 semi-nomadic people of Himba and Herero descent, depending on the season.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-17.3362
Longitude
13.8426
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
66
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
14
PM10 (µg/m³)
14.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
68
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,947
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Meves's Starling
    Lamprotornis mevesii (Wahlberg, 1856) · Aves
    92
  • Yellow-bellied Greenbul
    Chlorocichla flaviventris (A.Smith, 1834) · Aves
    68
  • Rufous-tailed Palm-Thrush
    Cichladusa ruficauda (Hartlaub, 1857) · Aves
    68
  • Gray Go-away-bird
    Corythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves
    66
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    66
  • Madagascar Bee-eater
    Merops superciliosus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    61
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    60
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    55

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).

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.35
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,319

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
52
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Sources

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