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Port Sudan

Red Seacity

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Total population

489,000

Coordinates19.62°, 37.21°

Demographic figures from Central Bureau of Statistics (Sudan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Port Sudan sits in Red Sea, Sudan and is identified as a mid-sized city. Population sits at roughly 489,000 according to the open data we track. The settlement sits at 19.619°, 37.212°, a tropical location in the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,030 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
19.6192
Longitude
37.2117
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)
103
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    5
  • Greater Flamingo
    Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas, 1811 · Aves
    4
  • Little Grebe
    Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    3
  • Namaqua Dove
    Oena capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    3
  • Spur-winged Lapwing
    Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3
  • White-eyed Gull
    Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus (Temminck, 1825) · Aves
    3
  • Sooty Gull
    Ichthyaetus hemprichii (Bruch, 1855) · Aves
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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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 Red Sea

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,030

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Port Sudan

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