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Selous

Mashonaland Westvillage

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Air quality index

56Moderate
Coordinates-18.08°, 30.44°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, Selous is recorded in open geodata as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (-18.075°, 30.440°). The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,157 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-18.0755
Longitude
30.4400
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
56
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
16.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
17.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
42
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,424
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Black-collared Barbet
    Lybius torquatus (Dumont, 1805) · Aves
    24
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    24
  • Ring-necked Dove
    Streptopelia capicola (Sundevall, 1857) · Aves
    24
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    24
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    23
  • Arrow-marked Babbler
    Turdoides jardineii (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    21
  • Helmeted Guineafowl
    Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    20
  • Swainson's Francolin
    Pternistis swainsonii (A.Smith, 1836) · Aves
    20

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 West

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.91
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,157

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