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Bäckefors
Västra Götalandvillage
Total population
730
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bäckefors, a small village in Västra Götaland, Sweden, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Population sits at roughly 730 according to the open data we track. The settlement sits at 58.806°, 12.160°, a cool-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by long cool seasons and short, mild summers. The location receives about 998 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 39% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,215
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves998
- Common CraneGrus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves770
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves768
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves754
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves753
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves713
- Graylag GooseAnser anser (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves702
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.8 — 2018-06-232 km SW of Götene, Sweden
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 Västra Götaland
- Åsensbruk9.3 mi away · pop. 755
- Dals Rostock9.5 mi away · pop. 918
- Dals Långed9.8 mi away · pop. 1,462
- Ed10.9 mi away · pop. 2,932
- Högsäter11.3 mi away
- Billingsfors12.6 mi away · pop. 1,207
- Mellerud12.9 mi away · pop. 3,871
- Bengtsfors15.7 mi away · pop. 3,231
- Skåpafors15.7 mi away · pop. 357
- Stigen16.8 mi away · pop. 400
- Fengersfors17 mi away · pop. 345
- Färgelanda17.3 mi away · pop. 1,894
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bäckefors, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org