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Balan Baal

Sanaagvillage

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Air quality index

25Good
Coordinates9.60°, 46.68°

Demographic figures from Somali National Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Set in Sanaag, Somalia, Balan Baal is recorded in open geodata as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 9.597°, 46.678°. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,457 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 96% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.5969
Longitude
46.6776
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
25
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
0.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
0.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
55
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1
Distinct species (top 10)
1

Most-observed species

  • Blackstart
    Oenanthe melanura (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    1

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 Sanaag

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,457

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

Events

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org