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Bopa

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Bopa

Elevation63 m
Land area365 km²
Coordinates6.59°, 1.97°

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City facts

Elevation
63 m
Area
365 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bopa is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Mono Department of south-western Benin.The commune covers an area of 365 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 70,268 people.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.5893
Longitude
1.9669
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
793
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    63
  • Purple Heron
    Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    30
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    28
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    28
  • Black Crake
    Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    27
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    25
  • Sierra Leone-tamarind
    Dialium guineense Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    22
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    19

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

G
G. G. Vikey
Beninese singer-songwriter (1944-2013)
Mahougnon Kakpo
Mahougnon Kakpo
Beninese politician

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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
36
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