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Bétérou

Borgoutown

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Bétérou

Coordinates9.20°, 2.27°

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City facts

Overview

Bétérou is a town and arrondissement located in the Borgou Department of central Benin. As of 2009 it had an estimated population of 15,236.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.2022
Longitude
2.2737
Water area
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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)
172
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Little Grebe
    Tachybaptus ruficollis (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    7
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    6
  • Bateleur
    Terathopius ecaudatus (Daudin, 1800) · Aves
    5
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    4
  • Biophytum umbraculum Welw.
    Biophytum umbraculum Welw. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Confettitree
    Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • red kapok tree
    Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Cycad
    Encephalartos barteri Carruth. ex Miq. · Cycadopsida
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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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)
5.2
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,899

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
15
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image