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Goraya Xun Hoose

Togdheervillage

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Air quality index

23Good
Elevation882 m
Coordinates8.61°, 45.33°

Demographic figures from Somali National Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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Overview

As a village in Togdheer, Somalia, Goraya Xun Hoose occupies its own corner of the country. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 8.612°, 45.332° 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. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,403 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 94% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.6119
Longitude
45.3322
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)
4.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
49
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
15
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brenner's Racerunner
    Pseuderemias brenneri (Peters, 1869) · Squamata
    2
  • White-throated monitor
    Varanus albigularis Daudin, 1802 · Squamata
    2
  • Mazuch's Thicktail Scorpion
    Parabuthus mazuchi Kovarik, Lowe, Elmi & Stahlavsky, 2019 · Arachnida
    1
  • Prosopocera wahlbergi (Aurivillius, 1891)
    Prosopocera wahlbergi (Aurivillius, 1891) · Insecta
    1
  • Notophysis folchinii Lameere, 1914
    Notophysis folchinii Lameere, 1914 · Insecta
    1
  • Somali Hedgehog
    Atelerix sclateri Anderson, 1895 · Mammalia
    1
  • Leopard tortoise
    Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828) · Testudines
    1
  • Spotted Green Snake
    Philothamnus punctatus Peters, 1867 · Squamata
    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

Elevation
2,894 ft (882 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.58
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,403

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

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