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Centenary

Mashonaland Centraltown

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Air quality index

50Good
Coordinates-16.73°, 31.12°

Demographic figures from ZIMSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Within Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe, Centenary stands as a town. Its coordinates of -16.731°, 31.121° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,099 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
-16.7305
Longitude
31.1211
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
50
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
11.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
52
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
29
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Death's-head Hawk-moth
    Acherontia atropos Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    1
  • Yellow Raintree Spittlebug
    Ptyelus flavescens (Fabricius, 1794) · Insecta
    1
  • Black-collared Barbet
    Lybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805) · Aves
    1
  • Lizard Buzzard
    Kaupifalco monogrammicus (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    1
  • Eurasian Hobby
    Falco subbuteo Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    1
  • Spotted Thick-knee
    Burhinus capensis (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    1
  • Red-faced Mousebird
    Urocolius indicus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    1
  • White-necked Raven
    Corvus albicollis Latham, 1790 · Aves
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4
Largest event
2012-11-14

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.75
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,099

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

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