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Kanungu

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Kanungu

Elevation1310 m
Coordinates-0.90°, 29.78°

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City facts

Elevation
1310 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kanungu is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the location of the district headquarters for Kanungu District.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-0.8970
Longitude
29.7755
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
112,070
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    1,985
  • Northern Double-collared Sunbird
    Cinnyris reichenowi Sharpe, 1891 · Aves
    1,784
  • Green White-eye
    Zosterops stuhlmanni Reichenow, 1892 · Aves
    1,487
  • Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird
    Pogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    1,475
  • Black Sawwing
    Psalidoprocne pristoptera (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
    1,472
  • Lühder's Bushshrike
    Laniarius luehderi Reichenow, 1874 · Aves
    1,364
  • Dusky-brown Flycatcher
    Muscicapa adusta (F.Boie, 1828) · Aves
    1,240
  • White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
    Dioptrornis fischeri Reichenow, 1884 · Aves
    1,230

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

Earthquake history

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 Western

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.05
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,843

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
120
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
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

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

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API