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Mashongwe

Mashonaland Westvillage

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Air quality index

54Moderate
Coordinates-16.44°, 29.54°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, Mashongwe occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-16.440°, 29.542°). Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,122 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests 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 Mashongwe.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-16.4401
Longitude
29.5419
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
71
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
235
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Leopard tortoise
    Stigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828) · Testudines
    9
  • Flame Lily
    Gloriosa superba L. · Liliopsida
    9
  • Rainbow Skink
    Trachylepis margaritifera (Peters, 1854) · Squamata
    8
  • Kirk's Rock Agama
    Agama kirkii Boulenger, 1885 · Squamata
    6
  • Mexican sunflower, Mexican marigold
    Tithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S.F.Blake · Magnoliopsida
    6
  • Puff Adder
    Bitis arietans Merrem, 1820 · Squamata
    5
  • Hissing Ant
    Megaponera analis · Insecta
    4
  • Button-scaled Gecko
    Chondrodactylus laevigatus (Fischer, 1888) · Squamata
    4

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
7
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2024-12-23

Most recent

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

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.81
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,122

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