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Lao

Burkina Fasovillage

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Coordinates12.42°, -1.75°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Burkina Faso, Lao occupies its own corner of the country. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Lao maps to 12.418°, -1.749° — squarely within the tropical belt. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,136 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
12.4183
Longitude
-1.7488
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
234
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    8
  • Vinaceous Dove
    Streptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    8
  • Northern Red-billed Hornbill
    Tockus erythrorhynchus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    7
  • Chestnut-bellied Starling
    Lamprotornis pulcher (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    7
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7
  • African Gray Hornbill
    Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    7
  • Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
    Pogoniulus chrysoconus (Temminck, 1832) · Aves
    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.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,136

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Lao

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • • Open Library