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Las Morucas
Venezuelatown
Total population
3,500
Air quality index
Demographic figures from INE Venezuela. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Las Morucas sits in Venezuela and is identified as a town. Las Morucas maps to 8.362°, -62.556° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 3,500. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,903 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,336
- Black VultureCoragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves1,137
- Blue-gray TanagerThraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,124
- Pale-breasted ThrushTurdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 · Aves815
- BananaquitCoereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves808
- Southern House-WrenTroglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves800
- Palm TanagerThraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves745
- Social FlycatcherMyiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves719
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4 — 2006-08-1642 km SE of Tucupita, Venezuela
- M 4.1 — 2005-07-0544 km SSE of Tucupita, Venezuela
- M 4.7 — 2005-01-1217 km SSE of Tucupita, Venezuela
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Venezuela
- Ha Mochekoane6505.3 mi away
- Ha Mpo6505.8 mi away
- Ha 'Mantšebo6506.9 mi away
- Ha Khoane6507 mi away
- Majoematso6507 mi away
- Motse-Mocha (Machekoaneng)6508.1 mi away
- Makeneng6508.8 mi away
- Ha Gideone6508.8 mi away
- Ramokholokotha6508.8 mi away
- Ha Takalimane6508.9 mi away
- Ha Mafa6509.4 mi away
- Ha Mofoka6511.3 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
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Las Morucas, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org