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Arcturus

Mashonaland Easttown

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58Moderate
Coordinates-17.78°, 31.32°

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City facts

Overview

Arcturus is a town located in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe. Located at -17.783°, 31.316°, Arcturus occupies a tropical portion of the southern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,124 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-17.7831
Longitude
31.3162
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
58
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
15.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
47
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
13,481
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    294
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    280
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    221
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    206
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    188
  • Purple-crested Turaco
    Tauraco porphyreolophus (Vigors, 1831) · Aves
    185
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    185
  • Arrow-marked Babbler
    Turdoides jardineii (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    165

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mashonaland East

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.82
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,124

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-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org