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Wau
Upper Nilevillage
Total population
136,179
Air quality index
Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (South Sudan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Wau is a sizeable town located in Upper Nile, South Sudan. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 136,179. Wau maps to 9.661°, 31.745° — squarely within the equatorial belt. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,046 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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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
- Pied CrowCorvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves43
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves38
- African OpenbillAnastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823 · Aves35
- Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves29
- Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves29
- Black-headed HeronArdea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826 · Aves26
- Black KiteMilvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves24
- White-faced Whistling-DuckDendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves22
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
Nearby places in Upper Nile
Geography & sun
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
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org