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Marcadde

Lower Shabellevillage

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Air quality index

30Good
Coordinates2.06°, 45.11°

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

As a village in Lower Shabelle, Somalia, Marcadde occupies its own corner of the country. Located at 2.065°, 45.110°, Marcadde occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 2,235 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 87% 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

Latitude
2.0648
Longitude
45.1103
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
50
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
38
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider
    Trichonephila sumptuosa (Gerstaecker, 1873) · Arachnida
    2
  • House Crow
    Corvus splendens Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    2
  • African Monarch
    Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    2
  • Hottentotta somalicus Kovarik, 2018
    Hottentotta somalicus Kovarik, 2018 · Arachnida
    1
  • Crossotus plumicornis Audinet-Serville, 1835
    Crossotus plumicornis Audinet-Serville, 1835 · Insecta
    1
  • Heteracris coerulescens (Stål, 1876)
    Heteracris coerulescens (Stål, 1876) · Insecta
    1
  • Grasshopper
    Anacridium melanorhodon (Walker, 1870) · Insecta
    1
  • African Joker
    Byblia anvatara (Boisduval, 1833) · Insecta
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
—

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Abdullahi Issa
Abdullahi Issa
Prime Minister of the Trust Territory of Somalia , the Designer of the Somali Flag & the party Leader of S.Y.L ( Somali Youth League) ,(Born in 1922 and died in 1988)
Mohamed Osman Jawari
Mohamed Osman Jawari
Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia; Acting President of Somalia (1945–2024)
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Ahmed Yusuf
4th Sultan of the Geledi Sultanate
O
Osman Ahmed
5th Sultan of the Geledi Sultanate & temporary loyalist of Garad Diiriye Guure
H
Hassan Ali Mire
Somali politician (1930–2016)
Abdallah Omar Mahamed
Abdallah Omar Mahamed
Somali-Dutch storyteller, theatre maker, actor, director and teacher

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lower Shabelle

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.12
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,235

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

Gallery

Sources

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