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Kosmos
North Westtown
Kosmos
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kosmos is a village in the North West Province of South Africa. It is situated on the western bank of the Hartbeespoort Dam.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves1,595
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,476
- Dark-capped BulbulPycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves1,450
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves1,410
- Southern BoubouLaniarius ferrugineus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves1,398
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,353
- Gray Go-away-birdCorythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves1,306
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves1,283
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2024-05-229 km NE of Fochville, South Africa
- M 3.4 — 2024-03-3110 km ENE of Westonaria, South Africa
- M 3.2 — 2024-02-068 km NE of Westonaria, South Africa
- M 3.7 — 2023-10-044 km S of Soweto, South Africa
- M 3.5 — 2023-08-308 km SSE of Randfontein, South Africa
- M 4.2 — 2023-07-228 km ENE of Westonaria, South Africa
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 North West
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Kosmos
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library