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Saponé

Centre-Sudtown

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Total population

2,556

Coordinates12.05°, -1.60°

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

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City facts

Overview

Saponé, a town in Centre-Sud, Burkina Faso, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Public datasets list a population of roughly 2,556. Its coordinates of 12.054°, -1.602° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,136 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined 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

Latitude
12.0538
Longitude
-1.6022
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)
15
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • waterbuck
    Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilby, 1833) · Mammalia
    3
  • Hispid Starbur
    Acanthospermum hispidum DC. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Red-flanked Duiker
    Cephalophus rufilatus Gray, 1846 · Mammalia
    1
  • common duiker
    Sylvicapra grimmia (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    1
  • common warthog
    Phacochoerus africanus (Gmelin, 1788) · Mammalia
    1
  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    1
  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Gbehutu
    Cochlospermum planchonii Hook.fil. ex Planch. · Magnoliopsida
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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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

Nearby places in Centre-Sud

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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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
8
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API