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Balma

Dongavillage

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Coordinates9.54°, 1.55°

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City facts

Overview

Balma sits in Donga, Benin and is identified as a village. Balma maps to 9.543°, 1.546° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,910 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by 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
9.5433
Longitude
1.5464
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)
1,040
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • red kapok tree
    Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet · Magnoliopsida
    76
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    34
  • Western Plantain-eater
    Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    29
  • Yellow-billed Shrike
    Corvinella corvina (Shaw, 1809) · Aves
    27
  • African Pied Hornbill
    Lophoceros fasciatus (Shaw, 1812) · Aves
    27
  • Wild Custard-Apple
    Annona senegalensis Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    26
  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    23
  • Batflower
    Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze · Liliopsida
    21

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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)
5.23
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,910

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

Sources

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