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Tsolo

Eastern Capetown

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Tsolo

Air quality index

58Moderate
Coordinates-31.31°, 28.76°

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City facts

Overview

Tsolo is a town in Mhlontlo Local Municipality in OR Tambo District of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-31.3085
Longitude
28.7553
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
58
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
21.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
21.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
19
NO₂ (µg/m³)
8.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
164
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black wattle
    Acacia mearnsii De Wild. · Magnoliopsida
    15
  • Karroothorn
    Vachellia karroo (Hayne) Banfi & Galasso · Magnoliopsida
    11
  • Cape Griffon
    Gyps coprotheres (J.R.Forster, 1798) · Aves
    7
  • Jackal Buzzard
    Buteo rufofuscus (J.R.Forster, 1798) · Aves
    6
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    5
  • Cape Aloe
    Aloe ferox Mill. · Liliopsida
    5
  • Southern Ground-Hornbill
    Bucorvus leadbeateri (Vigors, 1825) · Aves
    4
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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 Eastern Cape

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.91
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,792

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
401
Avg daily Wikipedia views
13
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API