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Faya-Largeau

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Total population

14,123

Air quality index

817Hazardous
Coordinates17.92°, 19.10°

Demographic figures from INSEED Chad. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

As a small city in Chad, Faya-Largeau occupies its own corner of the country. Public datasets list a population of roughly 14,123. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (17.921°, 19.095°). The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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

Latitude
17.9209
Longitude
19.0953
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Hazardous
817
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
260.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
1501.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
55
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2025-05-29

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)