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El Vigía

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El Vigía

Total population

145,637

Air quality index

59Moderate
Coordinates9.96°, -64.77°

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City facts

Overview

The Alberto Adriani Municipality is one of the 23 municipalities that makes up the Venezuelan state of Mérida and, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 128,222. The town of El Vigía is the shire town of the Alberto Adriani Municipality.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.9558
Longitude
-64.7690
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
59
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
56
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.7

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
952
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tropical Mockingbird
    Mimus gilvus (Vieillot, 1808) · Aves
    31
  • Yellow-shouldered Parrot
    Amazona barbadensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    28
  • Green-rumped Parrotlet
    Forpus passerinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    27
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    24
  • Southern Caracara
    Caracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves
    23
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    22
  • Scaled Dove
    Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    22
  • Tropical Gnatcatcher
    Polioptila plumbea (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    21

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
9
Largest magnitude
5.4
Largest event
2019-09-09

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.48
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,999

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
69
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about El Vigía

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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