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Atchahoué

Couffovillage

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Coordinates6.74°, 1.75°

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City facts

Overview

Found in Couffo, Benin, Atchahoué is classified as a village in public datasets. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 6.737°, 1.754° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,771 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.7367
Longitude
1.7542
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)
196
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    9
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    4
  • White-throated Bee-eater
    Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    3
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    3
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    3
  • Bitter gourd, Bitter melon, Bitter balsam apple, Balsam apple, Wild balsam-apple, Bitter apple, Bitter squash, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd, Carilla gourd, Carilla bush, Balsam Pear, Jumbee pumpkin, Maiden apple
    Momordica charantia L. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Coatbuttons, Tridax daisy
    Tridax procumbens L. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Neem
    Azadirachta indica A.Juss. · Magnoliopsida
    3

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

F
Frédéric Affo
Beninese politician
Adrien Degbey
Adrien Degbey
Beninese politician
J
Jocelyn Degbey
Beninese politician
A
Alexandrine Gninou
Beninese gymnast (born 2000)
Coffi Roger Anoumou
Coffi Roger Anoumou
Beninese Roman Catholic bishop

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,771

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

Breadfruit
Breadfruit
Artocarpus altilis
Seen 2024-12-18
Candelabra Bush
Candelabra Bush
Senna alata
Seen 2024-12-18
Quail Grass
Quail Grass
Celosia argentea
Seen 2024-12-18
Moringa tree
Moringa tree
Moringa oleifera
Seen 2024-12-18
common bamboo
common bamboo
Bambusa vulgaris
Seen 2024-12-18
cacao tree
cacao tree
Theobroma cacao
Seen 2024-12-18
Great Egret
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Seen 2024-01-13
Little Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius
Seen 2024-01-13
Little Egret
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Seen 2024-01-13

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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