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Ahota

Atlantiquevillage

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Coordinates6.72°, 2.10°

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City facts

Overview

Ahota sits in Atlantique, Benin and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 6.718°, 2.098°, Ahota occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.7185
Longitude
2.0981
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)
929
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    46
  • Purple Heron
    Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    30
  • Sierra Leone-tamarind
    Dialium guineense Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    29
  • Black Crake
    Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    28
  • Albizia
    Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F.Macbr. · Magnoliopsida
    25
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    24
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    22
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    22

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2009-09-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

L
Lionel Agbo
Beninese jurist and lawyer
M
Martin Chobli
Beninese doctor
David Djigla
David Djigla
Beninese footballer
L
Léonard Todjihounde
Beninese mathematician (1967-)
A
Antoine Djédou
Beninois politician
Don Metok
Don Metok
Beninese artist
A
Alain Godonou
Beninian curator
C
Claude Balogoun
Beninese director and producer
F
François Aplogan
Beninese civil servant and politician

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,697

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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