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Cap Skirring
Senegalvillage
Total population
15,000
Demographic figures from ANSD Senegal. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a village in Senegal, Cap Skirring occupies its own corner of the country. Public datasets list a population of roughly 15,000. Coordinates of 12.388°, -16.739° situate Cap Skirring in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,043 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 80% 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves88
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves65
- Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves64
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves63
- Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves61
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves58
- Senegal CoucalCentropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves58
- Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves57
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
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 Senegal
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Cap Skirring
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library