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Marakaneng
Eastern Capetown
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Marakaneng is a town in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Its coordinates of -30.589°, 27.095° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 2,037 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Climate records indicate average highs near 72.8°F and lows near 46.6°F and about 31.3 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Pied CrowCorvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves17
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves11
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves10
- Black-fronted BulbulPycnonotus nigricans (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves9
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves9
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves8
- South African ShelduckTadorna cana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves8
- Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata C.F.Dubois, 1838 · Aves8
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
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 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 Marakaneng, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org