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Gxojana

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Air quality index

106Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Coordinates-31.53°, 28.67°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Eastern Cape, South Africa, Gxojana is a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its coordinates of -31.535°, 28.672° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the southern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,792 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 70% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-31.5346
Longitude
28.6720
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
106
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
75.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
79.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
30
NO₂ (µg/m³)
22.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
838
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tree tobacco, Wild tobacco tree, Earleaf nightshade, Woolly nightshade, Bugweed, Tobacco weed, Tobacco bush, Wild tobacco, Kerosene plant, Wild tobacco bush, Wild tobacco plant
    Solanum mauritianum Scop. · Magnoliopsida
    73
  • Black wattle
    Acacia mearnsii De Wild. · Magnoliopsida
    46
  • Chinaberry tree, Pride of India, Bead-tree, Cape lilac, Syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac
    Melia azedarach L. · Magnoliopsida
    21
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    20
  • Castor-oil-Plant
    Ricinus communis L. · Magnoliopsida
    19
  • Yellow bells
    Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth · Magnoliopsida
    18
  • Largeleaf Lantana
    Lantana camara L. · Magnoliopsida
    17
  • Candelabra Aloe
    Aloe arborescens Mill. · Liliopsida
    15

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

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.91
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,792

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 Gxojana, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS052-E-33303 - View of Earth — Gxojana, South Africa4.8 miISS066-E-154084 - View of Earth — Gxojana, South Africa4.9 mi

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