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Chaje

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26Good
Coordinates-16.29°, -70.50°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Moquegua, Peru, Chaje is a village. The settlement sits at -16.290°, -70.496°, a tropical location in the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,317 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 91% 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
-16.2898
Longitude
-70.4962
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
26
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
40
NO₂ (µg/m³)
10.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
158
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Andean goose
    Chloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, 1838) · Aves
    10
  • Chilean Flamingo
    Phoenicopterus chilensis Molina, 1782 · Aves
    7
  • Black-crowned Night-Heron
    Nycticorax nycticorax (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    5
  • Slate-colored Coot
    Fulica ardesiaca Tschudi, 1843 · Aves
    4
  • Crested Duck
    Lophonetta specularioides (P.P.King, 1828) · Aves
    4
  • Ornate Tinamou
    Nothoprocta ornata (G.R.Gray, 1867) · Aves
    3
  • Puna Ibis
    Plegadis ridgwayi (Allen, 1876) · Aves
    3
  • Greater Yellowlegs
    Tringa melanoleuca (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
314
Largest magnitude
5.7
Largest event
2003-08-26

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Moquegua

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.35
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,317

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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Chaje, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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