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Golka

Woqooyi Galbeedvillage

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Coordinates9.71°, 43.64°

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, Golka is recorded in open geodata as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its coordinates of 9.708°, 43.643° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,420 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 95% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.7075
Longitude
43.6426
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
47
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Superb Starling
    Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell, 1845 · Aves
    2
  • Aloe megalacantha Baker
    Aloe megalacantha Baker · Liliopsida
    2
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Robust Thicktail Scorpion
    Parabuthus robustus Kovarik, Lowe, Elmi & Stahlavsky, 2019 · Arachnida
    1
  • Pandinops pugilator (Pocock, 1900)
    Pandinops pugilator (Pocock, 1900) · Arachnida
    1
  • Prosopocera marmorata Gahan, 1898
    Prosopocera marmorata Gahan, 1898 · Insecta
    1
  • Crested Francolin
    Ortygornis sephaena (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    1
  • civet cat
    Civettictis civetta (Schreber, 1776) · Mammalia
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2011-08-02

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.63
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,420

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
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org