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Silai
Westernvillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Zambia Statistics Agency. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Silai, a village in Western, Zambia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of -14.907°, 22.622° situate Silai in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The location receives about 2,120 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus (Burchell, 1822) · Aves32
- Wattled CraneBugeranus carunculatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves30
- Blue-cheeked/Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops persicus Pallas, 1773 · Aves30
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves27
- White-bellied BustardEupodotis senegalensis (Vieillot, 1820) · Aves26
- Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves26
- Swallow-tailed Bee-eaterMerops hirundineus A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793 · Aves23
- Meyer's ParrotPoicephalus meyeri (Cretzschmar, 1827) · Aves22
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2010-10-2835 km S of Lukulu, Zambia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Western
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org