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Gakenke
Easternvillage
Demographic figures from NISR Rwanda. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Gakenke is a village that lies in Eastern, Rwanda. Its coordinates of -1.800°, 30.415° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,815 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Gakenke.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Pied CrowCorvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves122
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves109
- Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves81
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves75
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves68
- Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves68
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves67
- Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826 · Aves66
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2021-05-2319 km NW of Gitarama, Rwanda
- M 4.6 — 2002-01-1925 km W of Eglise Catholique, Centrale GIKO, Rwanda
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 Eastern
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org