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Thornlands
Limpopovillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Limpopo, South Africa, Thornlands is a village. The settlement sits at -23.323°, 28.070°, a tropical location in the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,079 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves23
- Southern Yellow-billed HornbillTockus leucomelas (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1842) · Aves18
- Gray Go-away-birdCorythaixoides concolor (A.Smith, 1833) · Aves17
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves15
- White-backed VultureGyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 · Aves15
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves14
- Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaena (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves13
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves13
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 Limpopo
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 Thornlands, 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