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Ncotshane

KwaZulu-Natalvillage

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Air quality index

56Moderate
Coordinates-27.34°, 31.58°

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City facts

Overview

Set in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Ncotshane is recorded in open geodata as a village. Located at -27.344°, 31.578°, Ncotshane occupies a subtropical portion of the southern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. 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
-27.3439
Longitude
31.5781
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
56
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
25.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
26.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
15
NO₂ (µg/m³)
12.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,714
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    84
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    71
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    70
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    67
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    59
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    59
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    57
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    55

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2012-05-27

Most recent

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

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Notable people from here

Nearby places in KwaZulu-Natal

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Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)