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Gocandhaley

Togdheervillage

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Air quality index

23Good
Coordinates8.70°, 44.93°

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

Gocandhaley, a village in Togdheer, Somalia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Gocandhaley maps to 8.695°, 44.926° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,433 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 95% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
8.6953
Longitude
44.9264
Water area
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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)
50
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)
14
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Titoceres jaspideus (Audinet-Serville, 1835)
    Titoceres jaspideus (Audinet-Serville, 1835) · Insecta
    2
  • Flapneck chameleon
    Chamaeleo dilepis Leach, 1819 · Squamata
    2
  • Sepidium crassicaudatum Gestro, 1878
    Sepidium crassicaudatum Gestro, 1878 · Insecta
    1
  • Zoodes liturifer (Walker, 1871)
    Zoodes liturifer (Walker, 1871) · Insecta
    1
  • Eunidia thomseni Distant, 1898
    Eunidia thomseni Distant, 1898 · Insecta
    1
  • Mogrus mathisi (Berland & Millot, 1941)
    Mogrus mathisi (Berland & Millot, 1941) · Arachnida
    1
  • Somali Hedgehog
    Atelerix sclateri Anderson, 1895 · Mammalia
    1
  • Gunther's dik-dik
    Madoqua guentheri Thomas, 1894 · Mammalia
    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

Nearby places in Togdheer

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.67
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,433

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