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Dandawa

Mashonaland Westvillage

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Coordinates-16.78°, 28.86°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, Dandawa occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-16.783°, 28.861°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,125 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-16.7833
Longitude
28.8611
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,807
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Fish-Eagle
    Haliaeetus vocifer (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    46
  • African Pied Wagtail
    Motacilla aguimp Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    41
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    40
  • Egyptian Goose
    Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    39
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    34
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    34
  • White-headed Lapwing
    Vanellus albiceps Gould, 1834 · Aves
    33
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    32

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2024-12-23

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Mashonaland West

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.82
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,125

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