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Sangye

Burkina Fasovillage

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Coordinates12.33°, -2.53°

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

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City facts

Overview

Sangye sits in Burkina Faso and is identified as a village. Sangye maps to 12.335°, -2.531° — squarely within the tropical belt. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,129 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. 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
12.3349
Longitude
-2.5309
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)
21
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Neem
    Azadirachta indica A.Juss. · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Mango
    Mangifera indica L. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Common Wireweed
    Sida acuta Burm.fil. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Desert Shaggymane
    Podaxis pistillaris (L.) Fr. · Agaricomycetes
    1
  • Camel's Foot
    Piliostigma reticulatum (DC.) Hochst. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Emperor's Candlesticks
    Senna alata (L.) Roxb. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Bellyache bush, Black physicnut, Cotton-leaf physicnut, American purging nut, Cotton-leaf jatropha, Purging nut, Red fig-nut flower, Wild cassava
    Jatropha gossypiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Common Purslane
    Portulaca oleracea 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

A
Agozo
Burkinabé singer
C
Catherine Ouedraogo
Human rights defender
A
André Bationo
soil scientist from Burkina Faso
M
Mamadou Dango
researcher
Edasso Rodrigue Bayala
Edasso Rodrigue Bayala
Burkinabe politician
K
Kéyombié Kansolé
Burkinabé writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Burkina Faso

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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

Bellyache Bush
Bellyache Bush
Jatropha gossypiifolia
Seen 2025-01-31
Danaus chrysippus alcippus
Danaus chrysippus alcippus
Danaus chrysippus alcippus
Seen 2013-05-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sangye, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS030-E-31319 - View of Earth — Sangye, Burkina Faso3.2 miISS042-E-140675 - View of Earth — Sangye, Burkina Faso5.3 miISS042-E-140674 - View of Earth — Sangye, Burkina Faso5.3 miISS042-E-140676 - View of Earth — Sangye, Burkina Faso5.3 miISS042-E-140673 - View of Earth — Sangye, Burkina Faso5.3 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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