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Cala

Eastern Capetown

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Air quality index

57Moderate
Elevation1192 m
Coordinates-31.52°, 27.70°

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City facts

Overview

Cala is a town in Sakhisizwe Local Municipality, part of the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-31.5226
Longitude
27.6961
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
57
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
57
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
461
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black wattle
    Acacia mearnsii De Wild. · Magnoliopsida
    52
  • Karroothorn
    Vachellia karroo (Hayne) Banfi & Galasso · Magnoliopsida
    28
  • Silver wattle, Blue wattle, Mimosa
    Acacia dealbata Link · Magnoliopsida
    20
  • Cape Aloe
    Aloe ferox Mill. · Liliopsida
    12
  • Cape Crow
    Corvus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    9
  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    9
  • Long-tailed Widowbird
    Euplectes progne (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    9
  • Jackal Buzzard
    Buteo rufofuscus (J.R.Forster, 1798) · Aves
    8

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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 Eastern Cape

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Geography & sun

Elevation
3,911 ft (1192 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.33
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,945

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
257
Avg daily Wikipedia views
9
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

Events

Sources

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