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Masaka

Nasarawatown

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Coordinates9.01°, 7.67°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Masaka sits in Nasarawa, Nigeria and is identified as a town. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 9.005°, 7.674° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,931 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. 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
9.0050
Longitude
7.6736
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
10,173
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    327
  • African Thrush
    Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    313
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    287
  • Western Plantain-eater
    Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    280
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    274
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    249
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    248
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    244

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

Earthquake history

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

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.29
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,931

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
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org