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KwaQunwane

KwaZulu-Natalvillage

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Air quality index

61Moderate
Elevation578 m
Coordinates-28.05°, 31.84°

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City facts

Overview

Within KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, KwaQunwane stands as a village. Its coordinates of -28.049°, 31.837° place it in the subtropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 1,727 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 68% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-28.0489
Longitude
31.8372
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
61
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
29.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
30.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
38
NO₂ (µg/m³)
11.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,868
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-backed Vulture
    Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 · Aves
    96
  • Cape Starling
    Lamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    82
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    74
  • Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove
    Turtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    63
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    62
  • Nyala
    Tragelaphus angasii Angas, 1849 · Mammalia
    56
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    51
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    48

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 KwaZulu-Natal

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Geography & sun

Elevation
1,896 ft (578 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.73
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,727

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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of KwaQunwane, 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