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Bourin

Aliborivillage

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Coordinates11.23°, 2.56°

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City facts

Overview

Bourin is a village that lies in Alibori, Benin. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Located at 11.228°, 2.561°, Bourin occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,076 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
11.2283
Longitude
2.5607
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)
140
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Straw-coloured fruit bat
    Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia
    8
  • Red-billed Firefinch
    Lagonosticta senegala (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    5
  • Gardenia erubescens Stapf & Hutch.
    Gardenia erubescens Stapf & Hutch. · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Western Plantain-eater
    Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    3
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    3
  • White Egyptian Lotus
    Nymphaea lotus L. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Giant sensitive-plant, Giant sensitive-tree
    Mimosa pigra L. · Magnoliopsida
    3

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 Alibori

Browse all places in Alibori

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,076

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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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