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White Sand Village

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Air quality index

23Good
Coordinates9.66°, 44.25°

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

White Sand Village is a village located in Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its coordinates of 9.656°, 44.253° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,461 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 96% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
9.6561
Longitude
44.2525
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
23
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
51
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,350
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    165
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    158
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    153
  • Rüppell's Weaver
    Ploceus galbula Rüppell, 1840 · Aves
    146
  • Chestnut Weaver
    Ploceus rubiginosus Rüppell, 1840 · Aves
    144
  • Ethiopian Swallow
    Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869 · Aves
    143
  • Swainson's Sparrow
    Passer swainsonii (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    142
  • Mourning Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decipiens (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) · Aves
    131

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 Woqooyi Galbeed

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.74
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,461

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