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Sodwana Bay
KwaZulu-Natalvillage
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Sodwana Bay, a village in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of -27.549°, 32.671° situate Sodwana Bay in the subtropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,758 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Sombre GreenbulAndropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves103
- Red-capped Robin-ChatCossypha natalensis A.Smith, 1840 · Aves99
- Green-backed CamaropteraCamaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1821) · Aves90
- Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves89
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves87
- Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves86
- Olive SunbirdCyanomitra olivacea (A.Smith, 1840) · Aves86
- Livingstone's TuracoTauraco livingstonii (G.R.Gray, 1864) · Aves85
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in KwaZulu-Natal
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 Sodwana Bay, 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