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Ourgou

Plateau-Centralvillage

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Total population

1,772

Air quality index

73Moderate
Coordinates12.78°, -1.54°

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City facts

Overview

Ourgou is a village located in Plateau-Central, Burkina Faso. Public datasets list a population of roughly 1,772. Its coordinates of 12.776°, -1.542° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,136 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
12.7763
Longitude
-1.5424
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
73
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
29.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
72.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
31
NO₂ (µg/m³)
12.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

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

Most-observed species

  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    1
  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • waterbuck
    Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilby, 1833) · Mammalia
    1
  • Golden Shower
    Cassia fistula L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Baobab
    Adansonia digitata L. · Magnoliopsida
    1

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

Nearby places in Plateau-Central

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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 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