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Phuthing
Eastern Capevillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Eastern Cape, South Africa, Phuthing stands as a village. Located at -30.570°, 28.254°, Phuthing occupies a warm-temperate portion of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. The location receives about 1,959 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 77% 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Drakensberg RockjumperChaetops aurantius E.L.Layard, 1867 · Aves42
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves40
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves35
- Sentinel Rock-ThrushMonticola explorator (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves35
- Cape BuntingEmberiza capensis Linnaeus, 1767 · Aves32
- Drakensberg SiskinCrithagra symonsi (Roberts, 1916) · Aves32
- Cape GriffonGyps coprotheres (J.R.Forster, 1798) · Aves30
- Fragrant DisaDisa fragrans Schltr. · Liliopsida30
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.5 — 2016-08-1810 km W of Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho
- M 4.3 — 2002-01-2743 km SE of Nako, Lesotho
- M 4.3 — 2002-01-2725 km S of Nako, Lesotho
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Eastern Cape
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Phuthing, 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-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org