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Mwemba

Matabeleland Northvillage

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Air quality index

55Moderate
Coordinates-18.18°, 26.56°

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City facts

Overview

Mwemba, a village in Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Coordinates of -18.184°, 26.561° situate Mwemba in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. The location receives about 2,170 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 85% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-18.1843
Longitude
26.5612
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
15.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
16.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
53
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
617
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Wire-tailed Swallow
    Hirundo smithii Leach & K.D.Koenig, 1818 · Aves
    10
  • White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
    Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
    8
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    8
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    7
  • Black-collared Barbet
    Lybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805) · Aves
    7
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    7
  • Little Bee-eater
    Merops pusillus P.L.S.Müller, 1776 · Aves
    6
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2010-11-26

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Matabeleland North

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.95
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,170

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

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

Events

Sources

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