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Wechkok
Jongleivillage
Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (South Sudan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Wechkok sits in Jonglei, South Sudan and is identified as a village. Its coordinates of 7.879°, 33.001° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 1,939 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 96.1°F and lows near 76.8°F, together with about 22.3 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- abaGymnarchus niloticus Cuvier, 1829 · Animalia1
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1
- Clapperton's FrancolinPternistis clappertoni (Children & Vigors, 1826) · Aves1
- Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783 · Aves1
- Abyssinian Ground-HornbillBucorvus abyssinicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves1
- African JacanaActophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves1
- PiapiacPtilostomus afer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1
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 Jonglei
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 (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org