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Willowvale

Eastern Capetown

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Air quality index

41Good
Elevation597 m
Coordinates-32.27°, 28.50°

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City facts

Overview

Willowvale is a town in Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, 32 km southeast of Idutywa. It was established as a military post in 1879 and so named because of its situation on a stream with willow trees on its banks.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-32.2661
Longitude
28.4981
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
41
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
47
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4

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

  • Platycarpha glomerata (Thunb.) Less.
    Platycarpha glomerata (Thunb.) Less. · Magnoliopsida
    16
  • Red-winged Starling
    Onychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    6
  • Nightshade
    Solanum chrysotrichum Schltdl. · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Black wattle
    Acacia mearnsii De Wild. · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Sacred Ibis
    Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    3
  • Cape Wagtail
    Motacilla capensis Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    3
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    3

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

B
Bill Lundie
South African cricketer (1888-1917)
X
Xolilizwe Sigcawu
Xhosa chief
O
Onezwa Mbola
South African food content creator and chef

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

Elevation
1,959 ft (597 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.62
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,685

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
235
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
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

Reclining Date Palm
Reclining Date Palm
Phoenix reclinata
Seen 2026-01-22
Variable Skink
Variable Skink
Trachylepis varia
Seen 2025-09-13
Southern Aardwolf
Southern Aardwolf
Proteles cristatus
Seen 2024-12-27
Mauritius hemp
Mauritius hemp
Furcraea foetida
Seen 2024-10-31
Southern Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Southern Brown-hooded Kingfisher
Halcyon albiventris albiventris
Seen 2021-08-09
Elegant grasshopper
Elegant grasshopper
Zonocerus elegans
Seen 2021-01-04
Natal Black Snake
Natal Black Snake
Macrelaps microlepidotus
Seen 2019-03-29
White Bramble
White Bramble
Rubus rigidus
Seen 2018-03-06
Tall Redhot Poker
Tall Redhot Poker
Kniphofia bruceae
Seen 2014-03-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

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

ISS022-E-19891 - View of Earth — Willowvale, South Africa2.3 miISS035-E-26263 - View of Earth — Willowvale, South Africa4.6 miISS030-E-39067 - View of Earth — Willowvale, South Africa6.2 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • 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
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API