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Gounghin

Centre-Ouestvillage

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Total population

5,767

Coordinates12.05°, -2.25°

Demographic figures from INSD Burkina Faso. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Set in Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso, Gounghin is recorded in open geodata as a small village. It is home to roughly 5,767 residents. Gounghin maps to 12.055°, -2.253° — squarely within the tropical belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,129 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
12.0548
Longitude
-2.2528
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
166
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    9
  • Tallowwood
    Ximenia americana L. · Magnoliopsida
    9
  • red kapok tree
    Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet · Magnoliopsida
    9
  • Marula
    Sclerocarya birrea (A.Rich.) Hochst. · Magnoliopsida
    9
  • Sweet Dattock
    Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. · Magnoliopsida
    8
  • Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel.
    Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel. · Magnoliopsida
    8
  • Gardenia sokotensis Hutch.
    Gardenia sokotensis Hutch. · Magnoliopsida
    7
  • kao
    Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. · Magnoliopsida
    6

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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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 Centre-Ouest

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.83
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,129

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