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Wichit

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Air quality index

25Good
Coordinates7.86°, 98.37°

Demographic figures from National Statistical Office of Thailand. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Wichit is a town located in Phuket, Thailand. Its coordinates of 7.862°, 98.369° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,935 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.8617
Longitude
98.3688
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
25
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
51
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
29,176
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,350
  • Spotted dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    964
  • Brahminy Kite
    Haliastur indus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    912
  • Yellow-vented Bulbul
    Pycnonotus goiavier (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    912
  • Pacific Swallow
    Hirundo javanica Sparrman, 1789 · Aves
    660
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    652
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    641
  • Zebra Dove
    Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    612

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2015-05-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Maneepong Jongjit
Maneepong Jongjit
Thai badminton player
Nitchaon Jindapol
Nitchaon Jindapol
badminton player
Jaruwat Cheawaram
Jaruwat Cheawaram
singer
J
Jiranat Nontaket
Thai footballer
V
Vanessa Herrmann
Thai model
Kampol Pathom-attakul
Kampol Pathom-attakul
Thai footballer
S
Somwang Patamakanthin
Thai malacologist, shells collector and illustrator
Thanont Chamroen
Thanont Chamroen
Thai singer, actor
Saroj Buasri
Saroj Buasri
Thai educator
Z
Zee Mattanawee Keenan
Thai singer & model
Sandy Stuvik
Sandy Stuvik
Thai racecar driver
S
Somjai Suwansupana
mayor of Phuket city
C
Chavika Watrsang
Thai model
W
Worawut Namvech
association football player
Amanda Obdam
Amanda Obdam
Thai-Canadian model and beauty pageant titleholder
Pamela Pasinetti
Pamela Pasinetti
Thai-Italian model

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

Nearby places in Phuket

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.3
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,935

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Wichit

Rūpbǣp ʻakhān thīphak ʻāsai nai khēt rō̜n chư̄n rư̄an Thai Phūket
Wichit Khlangbunkhrō̜ng · 2007
Rāingān kānwikhro̜ tittām pramœ̄n phon kāndamnœ̄nngān læ samrūat khwāmphưngphō̜čhai khō̜ng prachāchon dān khunnaphāp kānhai bō̜rikān (miti thī 2) khō̜ng ʻOngkān Bō̜rihān Sūan Tambon Wichit Čhangwat Phūket pračham pī ngoppramān 2550
Watcharī Hiranyaphan · 2007

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Wichit, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Kamon (Diane Therrien) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (30980900597) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (30980904047) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (30980909057) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (45007218995) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (45007225595) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (30980912427) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (45007226875) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (45870232302) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (32048515548) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (45919493451) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (45919490151) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (45919494201) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (32048518328) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (45919495081) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (32048519188) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (45007232455) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miMacaque Monkeys from Monkey Hill, Phuket, Thailand (30980917477) — Wichit, Thailand0.5 miWichit, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000, Thailand - panoramio (5) — Wichit, Thailand0.8 miWichit, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000, Thailand - panoramio (7) — Wichit, Thailand0.9 miWichit, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000, Thailand - panoramio (4) — Wichit, Thailand1 miPhuket town (25361915532) — Wichit, Thailand1.2 miPhuket Town Wikivoyage banner — Wichit, Thailand1.2 miWichit, Mueang Phuket District, Phuket 83000, Thailand - panoramio (6) — Wichit, Thailand1.2 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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