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Ludume

Eastern Capevillage

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Air quality index

162Unhealthy
Elevation198 m
Coordinates-31.63°, 29.45°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Eastern Cape, South Africa, Ludume stands as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The settlement sits at -31.626°, 29.454°, a warm-temperate location in the southern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 1,665 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 65% 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
-31.6256
Longitude
29.4540
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy
162
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
48.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
50.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
40
NO₂ (µg/m³)
12.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,797
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    272
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    249
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    244
  • African Golden-Weaver
    Ploceus subaureus A.Smith, 1839 · Aves
    235
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    222
  • Sombre Greenbul
    Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    209
  • Brown-hooded Kingfisher
    Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    192
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    186

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

Gordon White
Gordon White
South African cricketer (1882-1918)
Donald Card
Donald Card
South African Politician and Mayor of East London (1928–2022)
T
Tumie Ngumla
South African actress
Y
Yallunder
South African singer

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
650 ft (198 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,665

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 Ludume, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Gerrardina foliosa 2 — Ludume, South Africa3.6 miGerrardina foliosa 1 — Ludume, South Africa3.6 miGerrardina foliosa 3 — Ludume, South Africa3.6 miGerrardina foliosa 4 — Ludume, South Africa3.6 miISS030-E-239999 - View of Earth — Ludume, South Africa3.6 miISS030-E-239998 - View of Earth — Ludume, South Africa3.6 miAmphibalanus venustus 15711114 — Ludume, South Africa3.9 miPanulirus homarus 15568095 — Ludume, South Africa4.1 miThe National Archives UK - CO 1069-214-72 — Ludume, South Africa4.7 miCape (something) Hotel - panoramio — Ludume, South Africa5.3 miPort St. Johns - sunset - panoramio — Ludume, South Africa5.5 miPort St Johns Sunset - panoramio — Ludume, South Africa5.5 miPort St Johns Sunset - panoramio (1) — Ludume, South Africa5.5 miPort St. Johns and the Mzimvubu RIver - panoramio — Ludume, South Africa5.6 miLighthouse cliff - panoramio — Ludume, South Africa5.6 miRock dassie in a tree - panoramio — Ludume, South Africa5.7 miRock dassie in a tree - panoramio (1) — Ludume, South Africa5.7 miRock dassie in a tree - panoramio (2) — Ludume, South Africa5.7 miPort St Johns View from Lighthouse - panoramio — Ludume, South Africa5.7 miPort St Johns View from Lighthouse - panoramio (1) — Ludume, South Africa5.7 miPort St Johns View from Lighthouse - panoramio (2) — Ludume, South Africa5.7 miPort St Johns - wildflower - panoramio — Ludume, South Africa5.8 miPort St Johns - Rock Hyrax - in a tree - panoramio — Ludume, South Africa5.8 miPort St. Johns Lighthouse - panoramio — Ludume, South Africa5.8 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-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org