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Dan

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Coordinates6.55°, 2.71°

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City facts

Overview

Dan is a village in Benin. Dan maps to 6.553°, 2.710° — squarely within the equatorial belt. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
6.5533
Longitude
2.7101
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)
722
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    27
  • Woodland Kingfisher
    Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    17
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    16
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    16
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    15
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    14
  • Senegal Coucal
    Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    13
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    12

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

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,697

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Dan

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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