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Kora

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55Moderate
Coordinates-1.61°, 29.45°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Western, Rwanda, Kora occupies its own corner of the country. Coordinates of -1.612°, 29.449° situate Kora in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,754 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 69% 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
-1.6120
Longitude
29.4487
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
27
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.1

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11,074
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Streaky Seedeater
    Crithagra striolata (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    278
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    251
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    215
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    209
  • Chubb's Cisticola
    Cisticola chubbi Sharpe, 1892 · Aves
    196
  • White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
    Dioptrornis fischeri Reichenow, 1884 · Aves
    187
  • Baglafecht Weaver
    Ploceus baglafecht (Daudin, 1802) · Aves
    185
  • Dusky-brown Flycatcher
    Muscicapa adusta (F.Boie, 1828) · Aves
    174

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
80
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

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 Kora

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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