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Emqheyen
Eastern Capevillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Eastern Cape, South Africa, Emqheyen is classified as a village in public datasets. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Emqheyen maps to -30.527°, 27.653° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. The location receives about 2,037 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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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
- Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis Linnaeus, 1767 · Aves14
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves13
- Red-winged StarlingOnychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves12
- Rock MartinPtyonoprogne fuligula (Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves12
- Cape GriffonGyps coprotheres (J.R.Forster, 1798) · Aves11
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves11
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves11
- Cape CanarySerinus canicollis (Swainson, 1838) · Aves11
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2016-09-054 km SSW of Nako, Lesotho
- M 4.5 — 2016-08-1810 km W of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
- M 4.3 — 2002-01-2743 km SE of Nako, Lesotho
- M 4.3 — 2002-01-2725 km S of Nako, Lesotho
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Eastern Cape
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Emqheyen, 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)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org