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Buurane

Middle Shabellevillage

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Air quality index

22Good
Coordinates2.96°, 45.51°

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

Situated in Middle Shabelle, Somalia, Buurane is a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Buurane maps to 2.956°, 45.510° — squarely within the equatorial belt. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
2.9558
Longitude
45.5096
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
22
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
42
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8
Distinct species (top 10)
7

Most-observed species

  • Dancing Acraea
    Telchinia serena (Fabricius, 1775) · Insecta
    2
  • Sacred Ibis
    Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    1
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Sausage Tree
    Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Egyptian thorn, Gum arabic tree, Babul, Babul acacia, Thorn mimosa, Egyptian acacia, Egyptian mimosa, Thorny acacia, Prickly acacia, Scented-pod acacia, Nile acacia
    Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Blue Argus
    Junonia orithya Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    1
  • Spur-winged Lapwing
    Vanellus spinosus (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
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Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Giorgio Marincola
Giorgio Marincola
somali-Italian anti-fascist partisan

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

Nearby places in Middle Shabelle

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

African Sacred Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Seen 2025-12-20
Western Cattle-Egret
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
Seen 2025-12-20
Spur-winged Lapwing
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Seen 2025-12-20
Egyptian acacia
Egyptian acacia
Vachellia nilotica
Seen 2025-12-20
Blue Pansy
Blue Pansy
Junonia orithya
Seen 2025-12-20
Sausage tree
Sausage tree
Kigelia africana
Seen 2025-12-20
Dancing Amber
Dancing Amber
Telchinia serena
Seen 2025-12-20
Vervet Monkey
Vervet Monkey
Chlorocebus pygerythrus
Seen 2016-04-02

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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