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Golden Valley

Mashonaland Westtown

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Coordinates-18.23°, 29.80°

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City facts

Overview

Golden Valley is a town that lies in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at -18.229°, 29.796°. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,173 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 85% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Golden Valley.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-18.2291
Longitude
29.7959
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
65
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    3
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    3
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    3
  • gomphrena-weed
    Gomphrena celosioides Mart. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Firmicus bragantinus (Brito Capello, 1866)
    Firmicus bragantinus (Brito Capello, 1866) · Arachnida
    2
  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    2
  • Kidneyweed, Asian Ponysfoot
    Dichondra micrantha Urb. · Magnoliopsida
    2

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.95
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,173

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Golden Valley

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • Open Library