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Mashongwe
Mashonaland Westvillage
Air quality index
Demographic figures from ZIMSTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Leopard tortoiseStigmochelys pardalis (Bell, 1828) · Testudines9
- Flame LilyGloriosa superba L. · Liliopsida9
- Rainbow SkinkTrachylepis margaritifera (Peters, 1854) · Squamata8
- Kirk's Rock AgamaAgama kirkii Boulenger, 1885 · Squamata6
- Mexican sunflower, Mexican marigoldTithonia rotundifolia (Mill.) S.F.Blake · Magnoliopsida6
- Puff AdderBitis arietans Merrem, 1820 · Squamata5
- Hissing AntMegaponera analis · Insecta4
- Button-scaled GeckoChondrodactylus laevigatus (Fischer, 1888) · Squamata4
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2025-01-0532 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.9 — 2024-12-2317 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.9 — 2024-12-2021 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.6 — 2024-12-2023 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.2 — 2024-12-0821 km SSE of Kariba, Zimbabwe
- M 4.2 — 2007-12-0224 km S of Kariba, Zimbabwe
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
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org