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Ras Wed

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Air quality index

87Moderate
Coordinates9.90°, 46.57°

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

Within Sanaag, Somalia, Ras Wed stands as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Coordinates of 9.899°, 46.568° situate Ras Wed in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,457 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 96% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.8994
Longitude
46.5680
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
87
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
25.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
185.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
57
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2
Distinct species (top 10)
2

Most-observed species

  • Aloe glabrescens (Reynolds & P.R.O.Bally) S.Carter & Brandham
    Aloe glabrescens (Reynolds & P.R.O.Bally) S.Carter & Brandham · Liliopsida
    1
  • crested porcupine
    Hystrix cristata Linnaeus, 1758 · 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 Sanaag

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,457

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