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Mpaka

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Coordinates-26.41°, 31.78°

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City facts

Overview

Mpaka is a town in eastern central Eswatini in western Lubombo District. It lies about 22 kilometres (14 mi) northwest of Siteki on the MR3 highway. It has a defunct coal mine, though some corporate entities are looking into re-starting coal production in the area which continues to be controversial.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-26.4128
Longitude
31.7762
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,578
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Dark-capped Bulbul
    Pycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves
    110
  • Sombre Greenbul
    Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    110
  • Rattling Cisticola
    Cisticola chiniana (A.Smith, 1843) · Aves
    104
  • Southern Boubou
    Laniarius ferrugineus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    102
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    91
  • Green-backed Camaroptera
    Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1821) · Aves
    91
  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    90
  • Southern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer diffusus (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    90

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.89
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,786

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
54
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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