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Swartfontein
Free Statevillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Swartfontein is a village in Free State, South Africa. The settlement sits at -27.146°, 26.751°, a subtropical location in the southern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 2,141 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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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
- Pied CrowCorvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves32
- Southern Masked-WeaverPloceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves31
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves29
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves29
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves27
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves27
- Hadada IbisBostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves27
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves26
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2026-02-0810 km E of Orkney, South Africa
- M 4.3 — 2025-09-1015 km SSE of Stilfontein, South Africa
- M 4.8 — 2025-07-107 km SE of Orkney, South Africa
- M 4.8 — 2025-04-174 km NNE of Orkney, South Africa
- M 4.4 — 2024-05-1512 km SE of Stilfontein, South Africa
- M 4.4 — 2024-04-305 km NW of Allanridge, South Africa
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
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
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Swartfontein, 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