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Bérékossou

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Air quality index

33Good
Coordinates10.70°, 2.08°

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City facts

Overview

Within Atakora, Benin, Bérékossou stands as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Coordinates of 10.698°, 2.080° situate Bérékossou in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,007 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.6981
Longitude
2.0804
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
33
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
32
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,286
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    40
  • Clapperton's Parkia
    Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don · Magnoliopsida
    38
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    34
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    28
  • White Egyptian Lotus
    Nymphaea lotus L. · Magnoliopsida
    24
  • Straw-coloured fruit bat
    Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia
    22
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    21
  • African fan palm
    Borassus aethiopum Mart. · 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

Nearby places in Atakora

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,007

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