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Lukwesa

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Air quality index

102Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Elevation940 m
Coordinates-10.16°, 28.64°

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City facts

Overview

Within Luapula, Zambia, Lukwesa stands as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-10.162°, 28.635°). Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,071 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Lukwesa.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-10.1616
Longitude
28.6353
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
102
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
54.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
55.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
69
NO₂ (µg/m³)
18.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1
Distinct species (top 10)
1

Most-observed species

  • Olive Whip Snake
    Psammophis mossambicus Peters, 1882 · Squamata
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
8
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2015-08-19

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Luapula

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Geography & sun

Elevation
3,084 ft (940 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.67
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,071

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

Sources

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