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Chirundu
Mashonaland Westvillage
Total population
1,000
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ZIMSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, Chirundu is classified as a small village in public datasets. Its coordinates of -16.048°, 28.863° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Public datasets list a population of roughly 1,000. The location receives about 2,125 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
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
- Emerald-spotted Wood-DoveTurtur chalcospilos (Wagler, 1827) · Aves194
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves190
- White-fronted Bee-eaterMerops bullockoides A.Smith, 1834 · Aves188
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves181
- African Fish-EagleHaliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) · Aves172
- African Pied WagtailMotacilla aguimp Temminck, 1820 · Aves172
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves171
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves168
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2025-01-0532 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.9 — 2024-12-2317 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.9 — 2024-12-2021 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.6 — 2024-12-2023 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.2 — 2024-12-0821 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.1 — 2022-08-0239 km SW of Siavonga, Zambia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Mashonaland West
- Makuti31.8 mi away
- Kariba33.6 mi away · pop. 24,210
- Charara35.2 mi away
- Dandawa50.8 mi away
- Mashongwe52.6 mi away
- Masanga53.5 mi away
- Jamba Business Centre55.7 mi away
- Kabidza Growth Point56.6 mi away
- Kanyemba Village 561 mi away
- Msampa Fishing Village62.8 mi away · pop. 200
- Magunje66.1 mi away
- Zvipani Business Center68.7 mi away
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
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org