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Athiémé

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Total population

60,000

Coordinates6.58°, 1.67°

Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Athiémé is a sizeable town that lies in Mono, Benin. Athiémé maps to 6.581°, 1.668° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 60,000. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,771 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.5813
Longitude
1.6675
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)
66
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    7
  • Butterfly pea, Blue pea, Blue pea vine, Asian pigeonwings, Pigeon wings, Cordofan pea, Darwin pea, Bluebellvine,
    Clitoria ternatea L. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Osprey
    Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • Papyrus
    Cyperus papyrus L. · Liliopsida
    2
  • 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
    2
  • Indian Heliotrope
    Heliotropium indicum L. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Rattleweed
    Crotalaria retusa L. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Emperor's Candlesticks
    Senna alata (L.) Roxb. · Magnoliopsida
    2

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)
4.85
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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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