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Balli Sheikh

Togdheervillage

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Air quality index

23Good
Coordinates9.24°, 45.20°

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

Balli Sheikh, a village in Togdheer, Somalia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Balli Sheikh maps to 9.239°, 45.199° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 2,464 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 96% 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
9.2390
Longitude
45.1986
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
23
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
49
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
11
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Little Brown Bustard
    Eupodotis humilis (Blyth, 1856) · Aves
    1
  • Somali Bee-eater
    Merops revoilii Oustalet, 1882 · Aves
    1
  • Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill
    Tockus flavirostris (Rüppell, 1835) · Aves
    1
  • Lesser Hoopoe-Lark
    Alaemon hamertoni Witherby, 1905 · Aves
    1
  • Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver
    Bubalornis niger A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    1
  • Little Owl
    Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    1
  • Ethiopian Swallow
    Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869 · Aves
    1
  • Northern Wheatear
    Oenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus, 1758) · 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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.75
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,464

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

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