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Kadoma

Mashonaland Westcity

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Kadoma

Total population

77,749

Air quality index

48Good
Elevation1170 m
Coordinates-18.34°, 29.91°

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

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City facts

Overview

Kadoma, formerly known as Gatooma, is a city in Zimbabwe.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-18.3374
Longitude
29.9135
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
48
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
14.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
72
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
229
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    7
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5
  • Black-backed Puffback
    Dryoscopus cubla (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    4
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    3
  • Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
    Pogoniulus chrysoconus (Temminck, 1832) · Aves
    3
  • Black-collared Barbet
    Lybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805) · Aves
    3
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    3
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · 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

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mashonaland West

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Geography & sun

Elevation
3,839 ft (1170 m)
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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
499
Avg daily Wikipedia views
17
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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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