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Sao

Burkina Fasovillage

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Coordinates12.63°, -1.81°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Burkina Faso, Sao occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Sao maps to 12.631°, -1.807° — squarely within the tropical belt. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,136 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
12.6312
Longitude
-1.8071
Water area
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)
108
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Northern Red-billed Hornbill
    Tockus erythrorhynchus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    6
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    6
  • Vinaceous Dove
    Streptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    6
  • Yellow-fronted Tinkerbird
    Pogoniulus chrysoconus (Temminck, 1832) · Aves
    4
  • Chestnut-bellied Starling
    Lamprotornis pulcher (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    4
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    4
  • Green-backed Camaroptera
    Camaroptera brachyura (Vieillot, 1821) · Aves
    4

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

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)
5.85
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 Sao

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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