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Gishoma

Westernvillage

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Coordinates-2.61°, 28.94°

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City facts

Overview

Gishoma sits in Western, Rwanda and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The settlement sits at -2.610°, 28.937°, a equatorial location in the southern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,751 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Gishoma.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-2.6098
Longitude
28.9374
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)
13,460
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    363
  • Chubb's Cisticola
    Cisticola chubbi Sharpe, 1892 · Aves
    288
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    232
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    224
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    217
  • Green White-eye
    Zosterops stuhlmanni Reichenow, 1892 · Aves
    201
  • African Paradise-Flycatcher
    Terpsiphone viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    196
  • Baglafecht Weaver
    Ploceus baglafecht (Daudin, 1802) · Aves
    193

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
72
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)
4.8
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,751

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

Gallery

Sources

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