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Balbaley

Lower Shabellevillage

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Air quality index

31Good
Coordinates2.16°, 45.13°

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

Balbaley sits in Lower Shabelle, Somalia and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 2.159°, 45.132°. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,235 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 87% 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
2.1594
Longitude
45.1321
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
31
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
50
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
887
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    66
  • Black-bellied Plover
    Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    57
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    56
  • Sacred Ibis
    Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    52
  • Crab-Plover
    Dromas ardeola Paykull, 1805 · Aves
    49
  • Common Sandpiper
    Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    48
  • Thekla's Lark
    Galerida theklae A.E.Brehm, 1857 · Aves
    36
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    35

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

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lower Shabelle

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.12
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,235

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

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

Events

Sources

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