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Pouken
Centre-Sudvillage
Demographic figures from INSD Burkina Faso. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Pouken sits in Centre-Sud, Burkina Faso and is identified as a village. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 12.086°, -1.638°. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. 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. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Straw-coloured fruit batEidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia6
- waterbuckKobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilby, 1833) · Mammalia4
- Broad-billed RollerEurystomus glaucurus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves4
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves3
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves3
- Abyssinian RollerCoracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783 · Aves2
- Hooded VultureNecrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves2
- Fork-tailed DrongoDicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves2
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Centre-Sud
Geography & sun
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



Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org