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Meloding

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Air quality index

56Moderate
Coordinates-28.14°, 26.89°

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

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City facts

Overview

Meloding is a town that lies in Free State, South Africa. Located at -28.141°, 26.895°, Meloding occupies a subtropical portion of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,137 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 84% 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
-28.1406
Longitude
26.8949
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
56
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
16.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
31
NO₂ (µg/m³)
10.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
7,907
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Southern Masked-Weaver
    Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    134
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    133
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    132
  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    124
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    118
  • Cape Sparrow
    Passer melanurus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    117
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    107
  • Southern Red Bishop
    Euplectes orix (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    107

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
21
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2019-03-22

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

D
Dino Quattrocecere
figure skater
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
Road racing cyclist
R
Roy Heiner
Dutch sailor (born 1960)
B
Barend Pieterse
South African rugby union footballer and coach
B
Ben Pienaar
English rugby union player
E
Erasmus Pieterse
South African field hockey player
Jean Deysel
Jean Deysel
South African rugby union footballer
S
Simba Marumo
South African football striker
W
Walter Venter
South African rugby union footballer
R
Rudi Britz
South African rugby union footballer
D
Dirk van der Berg
South African cricketer
D
David Dukas
South African actor
A
Anchien Troskie
South African writer
R
Rico Marais
South African cricketer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Free State

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.86
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,137

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 Meloding, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Flying Saucer Roadhouse — Meloding, South Africa3.3 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