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Phathakahle

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56Moderate
Elevation1309 m
Coordinates-27.78°, 26.65°

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

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City facts

Overview

Phathakahle is a town located in Free State, South Africa. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The settlement sits at -27.777°, 26.655°, a subtropical location in the southern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. The location receives about 2,141 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. 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
-27.7767
Longitude
26.6549
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)
14.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
10.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
5,297
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-knobbed Coot
    Fulica cristata Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    102
  • Blacksmith Lapwing
    Vanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves
    100
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    88
  • Little Grebe
    Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    85
  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    85
  • Red-billed Duck
    Anas erythrorhyncha J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    80
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    78
  • Southern Masked-Weaver
    Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    78

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
93
Largest magnitude
5.4
Largest event
2014-08-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

D
Daniel Matsau
association football player

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

Elevation
4,295 ft (1309 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.87
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,141

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 Phathakahle, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS022-E-27441 - View of Earth — Phathakahle, South Africa3.2 miISS067-E-174141 - View of Earth — Phathakahle, South Africa3.2 miISS067-E-174140 - View of Earth — Phathakahle, South Africa3.7 miISS038-E-39045 - View of Earth — Phathakahle, South Africa6 miISS038-E-39044 - View of Earth — Phathakahle, South Africa6 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-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org