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Dhagala

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Air quality index

25Good
Elevation1264 m
Coordinates9.62°, 44.03°

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

Dhagala is a village in Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Dhagala maps to 9.624°, 44.030° — squarely within the equatorial belt. 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 2,461 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 96% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.6245
Longitude
44.0298
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
25
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
51
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)
6,196
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    220
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    217
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    187
  • Swainson's Sparrow
    Passer swainsonii (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    180
  • Chestnut Weaver
    Ploceus rubiginosus Rüppell, 1840 · Aves
    176
  • Rüppell's Weaver
    Ploceus galbula Rüppell, 1840 · Aves
    162
  • Ethiopian Swallow
    Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869 · Aves
    160
  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    154

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

M
Muhammad Hawadle Madar
Prime Minister of Somalia
Umar Arteh Ghalib
Umar Arteh Ghalib
Somali politician (1930–2020)
Fawzia Yusuf Adam
Fawzia Yusuf Adam
Somali politician
Ahmed Abdi Godane
Ahmed Abdi Godane
Leader of Harakat Al-Shabaab Mujahideen, Horner insurgent group (1977-2014)
Ismail Mahmud Hurre
Ismail Mahmud Hurre
Somali politician (1943–2023)
Jama Musse Jama
Jama Musse Jama
Somali scientist
M
Mahmood Hussein Mattan
Somalian merchant seaman (1923 - 1952)
Ahmed Yusuf Yasin
Ahmed Yusuf Yasin
Vice President of Somaliland
Faysal Ali Warabe
Faysal Ali Warabe
Somali politician
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi
President of Somaliland since 2024
A
Adan Ahmed Elmi
Somalian politician
Edna Adan Ismail
Edna Adan Ismail
Somaliland politician
Gaarriye
Gaarriye
Somali poet and activist
I
Ibrahim Haji Jama Mee'aad
Somali terrorist
M
Mohamed Mooge Liibaan
Somalian musician
Nadifa Mohamed
Nadifa Mohamed
Somali-British novelist

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

Nearby places in Woqooyi Galbeed

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Geography & sun

Elevation
4,147 ft (1264 m)
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

Robust Thicktail Scorpion
Robust Thicktail Scorpion
Parabuthus robustus
Seen 2026-08-23
African Wolf
African Wolf
Canis lupaster
Seen 2026-08-21
Ragazzi's Bronze Skink
Ragazzi's Bronze Skink
Chalcides ragazzii
Seen 2026-08-21
beadbean
beadbean
Maerua angolensis
Seen 2026-06-30
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Northern Red-billed Hornbill
Tockus erythrorhynchus
Seen 2026-06-23
yellow bird-of-paradise shrub
yellow bird-of-paradise shrub
Erythrostemon gilliesii
Seen 2026-06-20
Speckled Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Seen 2026-06-12
Crowned Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
Vanellus coronatus
Seen 2026-06-12
Vachellia etbaica
Vachellia etbaica
Vachellia etbaica
Seen 2026-04-28

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
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org