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Moyo

Northerntown

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Elevation820 m
Coordinates3.65°, 31.72°

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City facts

Elevation
820 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Moyo, is the main municipal, administrative, and commercial center of Moyo District in the Northern Region of Uganda. The district headquarters are located here.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
3.6538
Longitude
31.7245
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)
397
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    12
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    11
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    10
  • Pin-tailed Whydah
    Vidua macroura (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    9
  • Whistling Cisticola
    Cisticola lateralis (Fraser, 1843) · Aves
    9
  • Black-bellied Firefinch
    Lagonosticta rara (Antinori, 1864) · Aves
    9
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    9
  • Red-headed Lovebird
    Agapornis pullarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2023-11-13

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

R
Richard Idro
researcher
C
Cesare Asili
Ugandan Catholic priest who was appointed bishop of Lira Diocese

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

Nearby places in Northern

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.76
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,104

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

Finch’s agama
Finch’s agama
Agama finchi
Seen 2024-05-21
Western Dotted Border
Western Dotted Border
Mylothris chloris
Seen 2017-06-08
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Halcyon leucocephala
Seen 2017-06-08
Broad Scarlet
Broad Scarlet
Crocothemis erythraea
Seen 2017-06-08
Deceptive Widow
Deceptive Widow
Palpopleura deceptor
Seen 2017-06-08
Lucia Widow
Lucia Widow
Palpopleura lucia
Seen 2017-06-08
African Five-lined Skink
African Five-lined Skink
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
Seen 2017-06-07
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Seen 2015-02-27
Eulophia cristata
Eulophia cristata
Eulophia cristata
Seen 2015-02-27

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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