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Gisakura

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Coordinates-2.44°, 29.09°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Western, Rwanda, Gisakura occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Located at -2.436°, 29.091°, Gisakura occupies a equatorial portion of the southern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,842 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 72% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Gisakura.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-2.4361
Longitude
29.0911
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)
52,016
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Chubb's Cisticola
    Cisticola chubbi Sharpe, 1892 · Aves
    1,032
  • Black-faced Apalis
    Apalis personata Sharpe, 1902 · Aves
    990
  • Green White-eye
    Zosterops stuhlmanni Reichenow, 1892 · Aves
    951
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    935
  • Black Sawwing
    Psalidoprocne pristoptera (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    905
  • Black-billed Turaco
    Tauraco schuettii (Cabanis, 1879) · Aves
    885
  • Dusky-brown Flycatcher
    Muscicapa adusta (F.Boie, 1828) · Aves
    881
  • Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
    Pogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    860

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
100
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

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