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Balay
Woqooyi Galbeedvillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Somali National Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Balay is a village in Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Located at 9.645°, 43.413°, Balay occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,420 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 95% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Long-term weather observations show average highs near 81.3°F and lows near 58.8°F with about 11 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis (Vieillot, 1820) · Aves1
- Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves1
- Abdim's StorkCiconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves1
- Spotted Thick-kneeBurhinus capensis (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves1
- White-throated RobinIrania gutturalis (Guerin-Meneville, 1843) · Aves1
- Plain NightjarCaprimulgus inornatus Heuglin, 1869 · Aves1
- Euphorbia nubica N.E.Br.Euphorbia nubica N.E.Br. · Magnoliopsida1
- Spiny CockleburXanthium spinosum L. · Magnoliopsida1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 5 — 2011-08-0234 km WNW of Baki, Somalia
- M 4.1 — 2010-11-2377 km WNW of Baki, Somalia
- M 5 — 2007-02-26Ethiopia
- M 3.9 — 2007-02-2267 km WNW of Baki, Somalia
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 Woqooyi Galbeed
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
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
