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Wechbor

Upper Nilevillage

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Air quality index

70Moderate
Coordinates9.68°, 31.77°

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

Situated in Upper Nile, South Sudan, Wechbor is 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 (9.677°, 31.768°). Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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 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
9.6772
Longitude
31.7684
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
70
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
21.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
35.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
87
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)
619
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    44
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    37
  • African Openbill
    Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823 · Aves
    34
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    29
  • Sacred Ibis
    Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    28
  • Black-headed Heron
    Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826 · Aves
    26
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    24
  • White-faced Whistling-Duck
    Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    23

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 Upper Nile

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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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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