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Isaka

Shinyangatown

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Coordinates-3.91°, 32.95°

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City facts

Overview

Isaka is a small town and station on the narrow-gauge Mwanza railway line of Tanzania which connects to the seaport of Dar es Salaam.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-3.9050
Longitude
32.9460
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
32
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    3
  • Devil's Flower Mantis
    Idolomantis diabolica (Saussure, 1869) · Insecta
    2
  • Dotted Sable
    Bocchoris inspersalis Zeller, 1852 · Insecta
    2
  • Speckled Mousebird
    Colius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    2
  • Polistes africanus Pal.de Beauv.
    Polistes africanus Pal.de Beauv. · Insecta
    1
  • western honey bee
    Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    1
  • Giant Leaf Katydid
    Arantia fasciata (Walker, 1869) · Insecta
    1
  • Catantops momboensis Sjöstedt, 1931
    Catantops momboensis Sjöstedt, 1931 · Insecta
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
7
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2021-08-31

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,136

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
174
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
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

Turquoise Longhorn
Turquoise Longhorn
Prosopocera lactator
Seen 2026-03-14
Pied Crow
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Seen 2026-03-11
African Striped Skink
African Striped Skink
Trachylepis striata
Seen 2025-12-19
Dotted Sable
Dotted Sable
Bocchoris inspersalis
Seen 2025-12-15
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Dark Chanting-Goshawk
Melierax metabates
Seen 2025-12-05
Giant Devil's Flower Mantis
Giant Devil's Flower Mantis
Idolomantis diabolica
Seen 2025-12-01
African Moon Moth
African Moon Moth
Argema mimosae
Seen 2025-11-24
Polyptychus grayii
Polyptychus grayii
Polyptychus grayii
Seen 2025-11-21
Cucumber Moth
Cucumber Moth
Diaphania indica
Seen 2025-11-21

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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