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Aoutonou

Atlantiquevillage

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Coordinates6.67°, 2.16°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Atlantique, Benin, Aoutonou occupies its own corner of the country. Aoutonou maps to 6.668°, 2.160° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.6684
Longitude
2.1601
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)
789
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Albizia
    Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F.Macbr. · Magnoliopsida
    30
  • Sierra Leone-tamarind
    Dialium guineense Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    28
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    22
  • sackingtree
    Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. · Magnoliopsida
    21
  • Lecaniodiscus cupanioides Planch.
    Lecaniodiscus cupanioides Planch. · Magnoliopsida
    20
  • Natal Elm
    Celtis mildbraedii Engl. · Magnoliopsida
    20
  • Pavetta corymbosa (DC.) N.H.Williams
    Pavetta corymbosa (DC.) N.H.Williams · Magnoliopsida
    19
  • Black Crake
    Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    18

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

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

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

Events

Sources

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