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Verena

Mpumalangatown

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Total population

20,793

Coordinates-25.48°, 29.02°

Demographic figures from Statistics South Africa. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Verena is a town that lies in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 20,793. The settlement sits at -25.481°, 29.017°, a subtropical location in the southern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,063 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-25.4807
Longitude
29.0168
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
53,700
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Southern Masked-Weaver
    Ploceus velatus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    659
  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    635
  • Piping Cisticola
    Cisticola fulvicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    628
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    627
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    608
  • Dark-capped Bulbul
    Pycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves
    580
  • Greater Striped-Swallow
    Cecropis cucullata (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    546
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    542

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
4.8
Largest event
2013-12-02

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Mpumalanga

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,063

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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Verena, 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