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Akiza

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Coordinates6.97°, 2.04°

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City facts

Overview

Akiza is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Zogbodomey. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 8,477.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.9718
Longitude
2.0420
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
3,164
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • savonette
    Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC. · Magnoliopsida
    115
  • Silk Cotton Tree
    Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    107
  • ebony diospyros
    Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. · Magnoliopsida
    91
  • Bitter bush, Jack in the bush, Siam weed, Triffid weed
    Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob. · Magnoliopsida
    90
  • Sierra Leone-tamarind
    Dialium guineense Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    87
  • Terminalia leiocarpa (DC.) Baill.
    Terminalia leiocarpa (DC.) Baill. · Magnoliopsida
    85
  • Senegal Mahogany
    Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A.Juss. · Magnoliopsida
    71
  • Senegal prickly-ash
    Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Zepern. & Timler · Magnoliopsida
    65

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

Nearby places in Zou

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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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
12
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

Common Coral Slime
Common Coral Slime
Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa
Seen 2026-05-27
Coral Stinkhorn
Coral Stinkhorn
Lysurus corallocephalus
Seen 2026-05-25
Eudaemonia argus
Eudaemonia argus
Eudaemonia argus
Seen 2026-05-06
African kino
African kino
Pterocarpus erinaceus
Seen 2026-04-03
West African Pied Hornbill
West African Pied Hornbill
Lophoceros semifasciatus
Seen 2026-01-10
African Spurred Tortoise
African Spurred Tortoise
Centrochelys sulcata
Seen 2025-10-09
White-throated Bee-eater
White-throated Bee-eater
Merops albicollis
Seen 2025-02-20
Rock Scarlet
Rock Scarlet
Crocothemis divisa
Seen 2025-02-20
Western Honey Bee
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Seen 2025-02-20

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image