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Ngqeleni

Eastern Capetown

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Air quality index

60Moderate
Coordinates-31.67°, 29.04°

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City facts

Overview

Ngqeleni is a town in OR Tambo District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-31.6731
Longitude
29.0351
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
60
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
38
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
55
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3
  • Red-collared Widowbird
    Euplectes ardens (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    3
  • Tree tobacco, Wild tobacco tree, Earleaf nightshade, Woolly nightshade, Bugweed, Tobacco weed, Tobacco bush, Wild tobacco, Kerosene plant, Wild tobacco bush, Wild tobacco plant
    Solanum mauritianum Scop. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    2
  • Southern Red Bishop
    Euplectes orix (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • Mauritius thorn, Mysore thorn, Shoofly, Cat's claw, Thorny poinciana
    Biancaea decapetala (Roth) O.Deg. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Red-winged Starling
    Onychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2
  • Chinaberry tree, Pride of India, Bead-tree, Cape lilac, Syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac
    Melia azedarach L. · Magnoliopsida
    2

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

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

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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
213
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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 Ngqeleni, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API