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Kasamu

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Air quality index

66Moderate
Coordinates-15.85°, 26.21°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Southern, Zambia, Kasamu is recorded in open geodata as a village. Its coordinates of -15.853°, 26.210° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,121 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-15.8533
Longitude
26.2101
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
66
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
14
PM10 (µg/m³)
14.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
72
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
200
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Lilac-breasted Roller
    Coracias caudatus Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    5
  • African Fish-Eagle
    Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    4
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Wire-tailed Swallow
    Hirundo smithii Leach & K.D.Koenig, 1818 · Aves
    4
  • Gray-hooded Gull
    Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    4
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    4
  • African Gray Hornbill
    Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
5
Largest event
2011-07-21

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)
5.81
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,121

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

Sources

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