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Gwanda

Matabeleland Southtown

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Gwanda

Total population

14,450

Air quality index

35Good
Elevation982 m
Coordinates-20.94°, 29.00°

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City facts

Elevation
982 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Gwanda is a town in Zimbabwe. It is the capital of the province of Matabeleland South, one of the ten administrative provinces in the country. It is also the district capital of Gwanda District, one of the seven administrative districts in the province.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-20.9414
Longitude
29.0037
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
60
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
108
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Wahlberg's Eagle
    Hieraaetus wahlbergi (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    4
  • Byblia acheloia (Wallengren, 1857)
    Byblia acheloia (Wallengren, 1857) · Insecta
    3
  • Gray-headed Bushshrike
    Malaconotus blanchoti Stephens, 1826 · Aves
    3
  • Black-backed Puffback
    Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    3
  • White-crowned Shrike
    Eurocephalus anguitimens A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    3
  • Common Dotted Border
    Mylothris agathina (Cramer, 1779) · Insecta
    3
  • Brown-hooded Kingfisher
    Halcyon albiventris (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    3
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    3

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

Nearby places in Matabeleland South

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.66
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,066

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
471
Avg daily Wikipedia views
16
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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