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Soaw

Centre-Ouesttown

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Total population

5,895

Coordinates12.52°, -2.18°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a small town in Centre-Ouest, Burkina Faso, Soaw occupies its own corner of the country. Its coordinates of 12.519°, -2.183° place it in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 5,895 residents. The latitude suggests 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
12.5192
Longitude
-2.1834
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)
1
Distinct species (top 10)
1

Most-observed species

  • Senegal saba
    Saba senegalensis (A.DC.) Pichon · 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
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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-Ouest

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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

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