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Gihirwa

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Coordinates-1.67°, 29.51°

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City facts

Overview

Gihirwa sits in Western, Rwanda and is identified as a village. Gihirwa maps to -1.670°, 29.514° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,754 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
-1.6695
Longitude
29.5143
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
12,942
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Streaky Seedeater
    Crithagra striolata (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    293
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    289
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    270
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    267
  • Sacred Ibis
    Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    246
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    204
  • Baglafecht Weaver
    Ploceus baglafecht (Daudin, 1802) · Aves
    202
  • Chubb's Cisticola
    Cisticola chubbi Sharpe, 1892 · Aves
    198

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

Earthquake history

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 Western

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.81
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,754

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
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org