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Riverside

KwaZulu-Natalvillage

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Coordinates-30.08°, 29.70°

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City facts

Overview

Found in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Riverside is classified as a village in public datasets. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Riverside maps to -30.081°, 29.704° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,811 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-30.0811
Longitude
29.7039
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,053
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Southern Ground-Hornbill
    Bucorvus leadbeateri (Vigors, 1825) · Aves
    46
  • Spear Thistle
    Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. · Magnoliopsida
    44
  • African Stonechat
    Saxicola torquatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    43
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    38
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    37
  • Cape Crow
    Corvus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    34
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    32
  • Dark-capped Bulbul
    Pycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves
    29

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
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 KwaZulu-Natal

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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 Riverside, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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

Sources

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