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Karatu
Arushatown
Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Tanzania). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Arusha, Tanzania, Karatu stands as a town. Its coordinates of -3.339°, 35.673° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,180 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 85% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves1,303
- Baglafecht WeaverPloceus baglafecht (Daudin, 1802) · Aves1,144
- Speckled MousebirdColius striatus J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves1,103
- Augur BuzzardButeo augur (Ruppell, 1836) · Aves701
- Northern FiscalLanius humeralis Stanley, 1814 · Aves687
- African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp Temminck, 1820 · Aves658
- Tropical BoubouLaniarius major (Hartlaub, 1848) · Aves643
- White-browed Robin-ChatCossypha heuglini Hartlaub, 1866 · Aves636
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2025-05-0780 km W of Longido, Tanzania
- M 4.5 — 2024-12-168 km N of Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania
- M 4.4 — 2024-02-1721 km W of Dongobesh, Tanzania
- M 4.5 — 2024-01-2016 km E of Mbulu, Tanzania
- M 4.5 — 2022-12-1354 km N of Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania
- M 4.6 — 2022-09-1255 km NNE of Mto wa Mbu, Tanzania
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.
Nearby places in Arusha
- Mto wa Mbu12.9 mi away · pop. 11,405
- Al Faydah2023 mi away
- Bouzourou2825.4 mi away · pop. 2,636
- Nabou2829.1 mi away
- Sadon2832.5 mi away
- Daho2833.5 mi away · pop. 1,444
- Sambayourou2837.7 mi away
- Virou2850.7 mi away · pop. 1,449
- Ballao2853.3 mi away · pop. 1,856
- Siby2854.7 mi away · pop. 6,821
- Kolan2861.9 mi away
- Pankélé2866.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
