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Mvurwi

Mashonaland Centraltown

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Air quality index

58Moderate
Coordinates-17.03°, 30.85°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe, Mvurwi occupies its own corner of the country. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-17.028°, 30.850°). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,134 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-17.0275
Longitude
30.8501
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
58
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
15.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
52
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
245
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    10
  • Black-headed Heron
    Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826 · Aves
    8
  • Common Myna
    Acridotheres tristis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    8
  • Rock Pigeon
    Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
    6
  • Rattling Cisticola
    Cisticola chiniana (A.Smith, 1843) · Aves
    6
  • Rufous-chested Swallow
    Cecropis semirufa (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    6
  • Lizard Buzzard
    Kaupifalco monogrammicus (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
    5
  • Dark-capped Bulbul
    Pycnonotus tricolor (Hartlaub, 1862) · Aves
    5

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 Central

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,134

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