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Selosesha 8
Free Statevillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Selosesha 8 is a village in Free State, South Africa. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a subtropical latitude (-29.162°, 26.818°). Long-term weather observations show average highs near 73.7°F and lows near 50°F with about 22 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. The location receives about 2,120 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 83% 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves30
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves23
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves23
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves22
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves19
- White-browed Sparrow-WeaverPlocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves19
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves18
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata Gmelin, 1789 · Aves16
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2018-09-1416 km NE of Theunissen, South Africa
- M 4.4 — 2017-09-1558 km S of Bloemfontein, South Africa
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 Free State
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
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Selosesha 8, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • 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