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Comè

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Total population

80,000

Elevation63 m
Land area163 km²
Coordinates6.40°, 1.88°

Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Elevation
63 m
Area
163 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Comè is a town and arrondissement located in the Mono Department of Benin. The commune covers an area of 163 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 33,507 people. It was home to a refugee camp for Togolese refugees until it was closed in 2006.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.4042
Longitude
1.8841
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)
1,355
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    64
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    49
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    48
  • Common Sandpiper
    Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    45
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    43
  • Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta gularis (Bosc, 1792) · Aves
    37
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    35
  • Common Greenshank
    Tringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767) · Aves
    34

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

Goteh Ntignee
Goteh Ntignee
Beninese footballer (born 2002)
Richard Flash
Richard Flash
Beninese singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Mono

Browse all places in Mono →

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)
62
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Comè

Who Is Coming
Who Is Coming
Patricia McKissack · 1986
A little magic, a little kindness
Laura Nyro · 2017
Mish and Mush
Shani Diamond · 2001
Wizard and Glass
Wizard and Glass
Stephen King · 1997
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Grace Paley · 1974
Roughing It
Roughing It
Mark Twain · 1872

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Comè, sourced from Wikidata.

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Gallery

Sources

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