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Batoka
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Demographic figures from Zambia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Batoka, a town in Southern, Zambia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of -16.774°, 27.248° situate Batoka in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,098 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 82% 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves80
- Southern CordonbleuUraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves63
- Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves62
- Black-backed PuffbackDryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves55
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves53
- Wattled LapwingVanellus senegallus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves53
- African Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves52
- Red-chested CuckooCuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815 · Aves52
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2021-08-099 km ESE of Binga, Zimbabwe
- M 4.5 — 2019-11-0761 km ENE of Sinazongwe, Zambia
- M 4.5 — 2012-02-0340 km NNE of Sinazongwe, Zambia
- M 4.1 — 2009-05-249 km SW of Sinazongwe, Zambia
- M 4.1 — 2004-05-2743 km ESE of Sinazongwe, Zambia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Southern
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about Batoka
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species






Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Open Library