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Makeni

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Total population

41

Air quality index

41Good
Elevation104 m
Coordinates8.52°, -11.83°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a tiny village in Sierra Leone, Makeni occupies its own corner of the country. Around 41 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The settlement sits at 8.523°, -11.826°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,814 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 71% 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

Latitude
8.5233
Longitude
-11.8264
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
41
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
12.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
21.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
26
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
134
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Senegal Mabuya
    Trachylepis affinis (Gray, 1838) · Squamata
    8
  • Hallowell's Toad
    Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854) · Amphibia
    6
  • West African Screeching Frog
    Arthroleptis poecilonotus Peters, 1863 · Amphibia
    4
  • marsh mongoose
    Atilax paludinosus G · Mammalia
    3
  • Maxwell's Duiker
    Philantomba maxwellii (C.H.Smith, 1827) · Mammalia
    3
  • Striped House Snake
    Boaedon lineatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 · Squamata
    3
  • Tropical Mabuya
    Trachylepis paucisquamis (Hoogmoed, 1978) · Squamata
    3
  • Allen's Slippery Frog
    Conraua alleni (Barbour & Loveridge, 1927) · Amphibia
    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

Elevation
341 ft (104 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,814

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Makeni

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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Makeni, 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-Elevation
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Open Library