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Bender Wanaag

Woqooyi Galbeedvillage

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Air quality index

24Good
Coordinates9.58°, 44.40°

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 Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia, Bender Wanaag is recorded in open geodata as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 9.580°, 44.401° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,461 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 96% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.5801
Longitude
44.4010
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
24
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.3
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)
58
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Gerenuk
    Litocranius walleri (Brooke, 1879) · Mammalia
    2
  • Little Brown Bustard
    Eupodotis humilis (Blyth, 1856) · Aves
    2
  • Red-bellied Parrot
    Poicephalus rufiventris (Ruppell, 1845) · Aves
    2
  • Steel-blue Whydah
    Vidua hypocherina J.Verreaux & E.Verreaux, 1856 · Aves
    2
  • Kenya Violet-backed Sunbird
    Anthreptes orientalis Hartlaub, 1880 · Aves
    2
  • Somali Wheatear
    Oenanthe phillipsi (Shelley, 1885) · Aves
    2
  • Somali Crow
    Corvus edithae Lort Phillips, 1895 · Aves
    2
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    2

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)
6.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,461

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