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Mvenyane

Eastern Capevillage

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Air quality index

35Good
Coordinates-30.54°, 29.03°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Eastern Cape, South Africa, Mvenyane is a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at -30.538°, 29.026°. The location receives about 1,811 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-30.5376
Longitude
29.0264
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
10
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
781
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Silver wattle, Blue wattle, Mimosa
    Acacia dealbata Link · Magnoliopsida
    17
  • Jackal Buzzard
    Buteo rufofuscus (J.R.Forster, 1798) · Aves
    14
  • Bushman Poison Bulb
    Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herb. · Liliopsida
    13
  • Cape Weaver
    Ploceus capensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11
  • Southern Marigold
    Tagetes minuta L. · Magnoliopsida
    11
  • Mexican Aster
    Cosmos bipinnatus Cav. · Magnoliopsida
    11
  • Gray Crowned-Crane
    Balearica regulorum (E.T.Bennett, 1834) · Aves
    11
  • Spur-winged Goose
    Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
3
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2022-11-06

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Eastern Cape

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,811

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 Mvenyane, 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-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org