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Gitwe

Southerntown

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Coordinates-2.25°, 29.69°

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Southern, Rwanda, Gitwe occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at -2.246°, 29.689°. 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. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-2.2464
Longitude
29.6893
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)
2,359
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    123
  • Arnot's Chat
    Pentholaea arnotti (Tristram, 1869) · Aves
    101
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    70
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    69
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    69
  • Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    61
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    58
  • Sacred Ibis
    Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    47

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
77
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 Southern

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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