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Kismayo
Lower Jubacity
Total population
166,667
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Somali National Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kismayo, a mid-sized city in Lower Juba, Somalia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Around 166,667 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Its coordinates of -0.360°, 42.541° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,257 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 88% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves3
- Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus Rüppell, 1845 · Aves3
- Red-billed QueleaQuelea quelea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves3
- Little SwiftApus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves3
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves3
- Ethiopian SwallowHirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869 · Aves3
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves3
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
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 Lower Juba
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Kismayo
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species


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