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Batoka

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Coordinates-16.77°, 27.25°

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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

Latitude
-16.7739
Longitude
27.2477
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,249
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    80
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    63
  • Broad-billed Roller
    Eurystomus glaucurus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    62
  • Black-backed Puffback
    Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    55
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    53
  • Wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus senegallus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    53
  • African Paradise-Flycatcher
    Terpsiphone viridis (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    52
  • Red-chested Cuckoo
    Cuculus solitarius Stephens, 1815 · Aves
    52

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2019-11-07

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Southern

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.75
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,098

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

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library