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Gambayar

Woqooyi Galbeedvillage

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Air quality index

24Good
Elevation1154 m
Coordinates9.50°, 44.37°

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

Gambayar sits in Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia and is identified as a village. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.496°, 44.368°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 2,461 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 96% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.4960
Longitude
44.3681
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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)
34
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Little Brown Bustard
    Eupodotis humilis (Blyth, 1856) · Aves
    3
  • Steel-blue Whydah
    Vidua hypocherina J.Verreaux & E.Verreaux, 1856 · Aves
    2
  • Christmas Butterfly
    Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798 · Insecta
    1
  • Abyssinian Hare
    Lepus habessinicus Hemprich & Ehrenberg, 1832 · Mammalia
    1
  • Unstriped Ground Squirrel
    Xerus rutilus (Cretzschmar, 1828) · Mammalia
    1
  • Salt's Dik-dik
    Madoqua saltiana (Blainville, 1816) · Mammalia
    1
  • Gerenuk
    Litocranius walleri (Brooke, 1879) · Mammalia
    1
  • Leopard tortoise
    Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828) · Testudines
    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

Elevation
3,786 ft (1154 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

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