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Nyika Growth Point

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Air quality index

35Good
Coordinates-20.01°, 31.60°

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

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City facts

Overview

Nyika Growth Point, a town in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, forms part of the country's settled landscape. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at -20.010°, 31.603°. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,009 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-20.0100
Longitude
31.6032
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
44
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
39
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • White-necked Raven
    Corvus albicollis Latham, 1790 · Aves
    4
  • Southern Fiscal
    Lanius collaris Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    4
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    3
  • Cape Crow
    Corvus capensis Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
    3
  • Ashy Flycatcher
    Muscicapa caerulescens (Hartlaub, 1865) · Aves
    2
  • Southern Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus angolensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • candelabra-tree
    Euphorbia ingens E.Mey. ex Boiss. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Red-winged Starling
    Onychognathus morio (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2006-05-21

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 Masvingo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,009

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