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Mafala

Sierra Leonevillage

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Total population

207

Air quality index

21Good
Coordinates8.39°, -12.05°

Demographic figures from Statistics Sierra Leone. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Mafala sits in Sierra Leone and is identified as a small village. Coordinates of 8.389°, -12.051° situate Mafala in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Around 207 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,772 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.3886
Longitude
-12.0514
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
21
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
65
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Moustached Grass-Warbler
    Melocichla mentalis (Fraser, 1843) · Aves
    3
  • Heliolais erythropterus (Jardine, 1849)
    Heliolais erythropterus (Jardine, 1849) · Aves
    3
  • Cameroon Indigobird
    Vidua camerunensis (Grote, 1922) · Aves
    3
  • Yellow-mantled Widowbird
    Euplectes macroura (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    3
  • European Bee-eater
    Merops apiaster Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2
  • Turati's Boubou
    Laniarius turatii (J.Verreaux, 1858) · Aves
    2
  • Whinchat
    Saxicola rubetra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • Whistling Cisticola
    Cisticola lateralis (Fraser, 1843) · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

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

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Sierra Leone

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,772

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

African Wood-Owl
African Wood-Owl
Strix woodfordii
Seen 2024-01-19
West African Pied Hornbill
West African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros semifasciatus
Seen 2024-01-19

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Mafala, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS011-E-9695 - View of Earth — Mafala, Sierra Leone3.6 mi

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