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Gakoni

Westerntown

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Coordinates-2.64°, 29.01°

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Western, Rwanda, Gakoni occupies its own corner of the country. Its coordinates of -2.637°, 29.015° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,842 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-2.6367
Longitude
29.0148
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)
8,276
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    217
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    180
  • Chubb's Cisticola
    Cisticola chubbi Sharpe, 1892 · Aves
    171
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    160
  • Baglafecht Weaver
    Ploceus baglafecht (Daudin, 1802) · Aves
    151
  • African Paradise-Flycatcher
    Terpsiphone viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    148
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    147
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    131

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
70
Largest magnitude
6.2
Largest event
2002-10-24

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Western

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.05
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,842

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

Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Seen 2026-09-26
Ruwenzori Black-and-White Colobus
Ruwenzori Black-and-White Colobus
Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii
Seen 2026-09-03
Obscure Morning Glory
Obscure Morning Glory
Ipomoea obscura
Seen 2026-08-19
Gold Dwarf Morning Glory
Gold Dwarf Morning Glory
Hewittia malabarica
Seen 2026-08-19
Little Pansy
Little Pansy
Junonia sophia
Seen 2026-08-17
Crowned bullfrog
Crowned bullfrog
Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
Seen 2026-08-07
L'Hoest's Monkey
L'Hoest's Monkey
Allochrocebus lhoesti
Seen 2026-08-03
Begonia pulcherrima
Begonia pulcherrima
Begonia pulcherrima
Seen 2026-07-22
jimsonweed
jimsonweed
Datura stramonium
Seen 2026-06-01

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