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Gairo

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WeatherAvg high 77°F
Coordinates-6.14°, 36.87°

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City facts

Time zone
UTC+03:00

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gairo is a large town and an administrative ward in Gairo District in the Morogoro Region of Tanzania, East Africa. The town is the administrative centre for Gairo District. It is located on the main Dodoma to Dar es Salaam road and is a transshipment point, as well as a shipping point for the agricultural products of the district. As of 2012, the town's population was 22,948,

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-6.1403
Longitude
36.8691
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
77°F
Avg low
60.5°F
Annual precipitation
27.1 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
132
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    8
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    7
  • Moreau's Sunbird
    Cinnyris moreaui W.L.Sclater, 1933 · Aves
    5
  • Superb Starling
    Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell, 1845 · Aves
    4
  • Mrs. Moreau's Warbler
    Scepomycter winifredae (Moreau, 1938) · Aves
    4
  • Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838
    Phyllocrania paradoxa Burmeister, 1838 · Insecta
    2
  • Helmeted Guineafowl
    Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • White-necked Raven
    Corvus albicollis Latham, 1790 · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2002-11-04

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Morogoro

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.99
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,187

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
72
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Common Ghost Mantis
Common Ghost Mantis
Phyllocrania paradoxa
Seen 2026-02-10
Moreau's Sunbird
Moreau's Sunbird
Cinnyris moreaui
Seen 2025-12-31
African Pipit
African Pipit
Anthus cinnamomeus
Seen 2025-12-02
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Seen 2025-12-02
Hamerkop
Hamerkop
Scopus umbretta
Seen 2025-12-02
Pied Crow
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Seen 2025-12-02
Northern Fiscal
Northern Fiscal
Lanius humeralis
Seen 2025-12-02
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Seen 2025-12-02
Speckled Pigeon
Speckled Pigeon
Columba guinea
Seen 2025-12-02

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API