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Vukandlule

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Air quality index

161Unhealthy
Coordinates-31.66°, 29.46°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Eastern Cape, South Africa, Vukandlule stands as a village. Located at -31.659°, 29.460°, Vukandlule occupies a warm-temperate portion of the southern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,665 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 65% of daylight hours. 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
-31.6590
Longitude
29.4601
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy
161
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
45.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
46.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
40
NO₂ (µg/m³)
11.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,944
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    274
  • Hadada Ibis
    Bostrychia hagedash (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    252
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    245
  • African Golden-Weaver
    Ploceus subaureus A.Smith, 1839 · Aves
    236
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    222
  • Sombre Greenbul
    Andropadus importunus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    212
  • Brown-hooded Kingfisher
    Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    195
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    186

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

Gordon White
Gordon White
South African cricketer (1882-1918)
Donald Card
Donald Card
South African Politician and Mayor of East London (1928–2022)
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Tumie Ngumla
South African actress

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)
4.56
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,665

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Vukandlule, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Amphibalanus venustus 15711114 — Vukandlule, South Africa3 miPanulirus homarus 15568095 — Vukandlule, South Africa3.5 miISS030-E-240001 - View of Earth — Vukandlule, South Africa3.7 miISS030-E-240000 - View of Earth — Vukandlule, South Africa3.7 miISS008-E-11704 - View of South Africa — Vukandlule, South Africa3.7 miGerrardina foliosa 2 — Vukandlule, South Africa4.6 miGerrardina foliosa 1 — Vukandlule, South Africa4.6 miGerrardina foliosa 3 — Vukandlule, South Africa4.6 miGerrardina foliosa 4 — Vukandlule, South Africa4.6 miISS030-E-239999 - View of Earth — Vukandlule, South Africa5.4 miISS030-E-239998 - View of Earth — Vukandlule, South Africa5.4 miCape (something) Hotel - panoramio — Vukandlule, South Africa5.5 miPort St. Johns and the Mzimvubu RIver - panoramio — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miRock dassie in a tree - panoramio — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miLighthouse cliff - panoramio — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miRock dassie in a tree - panoramio (1) — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miPort St. Johns - sunset - panoramio — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miRock dassie in a tree - panoramio (2) — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miPort St Johns Sunset - panoramio — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miPort St Johns Rock Hyrax - panoramio — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miPort St Johns View from Lighthouse - panoramio — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miPort St Johns View from Lighthouse - panoramio (1) — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miPort St Johns View from Lighthouse - panoramio (2) — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 miPort St Johns Sunset - panoramio (1) — Vukandlule, South Africa5.6 mi

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)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org