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Kurwai

Jongleivillage

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Coordinates9.24°, 31.18°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (South Sudan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Kurwai sits in Jonglei, South Sudan and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.244°, 31.182°). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,046 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests 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
9.2440
Longitude
31.1825
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
7
Distinct species (top 10)
5

Most-observed species

  • Squacco Heron
    Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    2
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    2
  • Northern Carmine Bee-eater
    Merops nubicus J.F.Gmelin, 1788 · Aves
    1
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • intermediate egret
    Egretta intermedia (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    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 Jonglei

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.6
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,046

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