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Dassari

Atakoratown

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Coordinates10.81°, 1.14°

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City facts

Overview

Dassari is a town and arrondissement in the Atakora Department of northwestern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Matéri. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 15,839.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.8115
Longitude
1.1439
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)
2,249
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • kob
    Kobus kob (Erxleben, 1777) · Mammalia
    49
  • roan antelope
    Hippotragus equinus (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) · Mammalia
    46
  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    46
  • Wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus senegallus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    46
  • Double-spurred Francolin
    Pternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38
  • White-faced Whistling-Duck
    Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    37
  • Helmeted Guineafowl
    Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    36
  • Dragon's Football
    Amorphophallus dracontioides (Engl.) N.E.Br. · Liliopsida
    35

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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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

Nearby places in Atakora

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.45
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,988

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

Western hinge-back tortoise
Western hinge-back tortoise
Kinixys nogueyi
Seen 2026-05-12
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Seen 2025-11-25
Senegal Flapshell Turtle
Senegal Flapshell Turtle
Cyclanorbis senegalensis
Seen 2025-11-04
Blue Pansy
Blue Pansy
Junonia orithya
Seen 2025-10-16
Plain Tiger Butterfly
Plain Tiger Butterfly
Danaus chrysippus
Seen 2025-10-16
Darker Commodore
Darker Commodore
Precis antilope
Seen 2025-10-14
castor bean
castor bean
Ricinus communis
Seen 2025-09-11
Hooded Vulture
Hooded Vulture
Necrosyrtes monachus
Seen 2025-03-26
Brown Babbler
Brown Babbler
Turdoides plebejus
Seen 2025-03-07

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Dassari, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Autruches dans le ranch de Tagatatatou à Dassari (Tanguiéta) — Dassari, Benin0.2 miChevaux races locales dans le ranch de Tagatatatou à Dassari (Tanguiéta) — Dassari, Benin0.2 miAnes dans le ranch de Tagatatatou à Dassari (Tanguiéta) — Dassari, Benin0.2 miJument et son petit dans le ranch de Tagatatatou à Dassari (Tanguiéta) — Dassari, Benin0.2 miHérisson 1 — Dassari, Benin0.2 miTortue terrestre à Dassari — Dassari, Benin0.2 miCaméléon errant à Dassari — Dassari, Benin0.2 miRonier — Dassari, Benin0.3 miTortue sulcata de dassari 02 — Dassari, Benin0.5 miGombo de Dassari — Dassari, Benin0.5 miOiseau de dassari 03 — Dassari, Benin0.5 miCrépuscule de dassari 04 — Dassari, Benin0.5 miFrancolin à double éperon de dassari 05 — Dassari, Benin0.5 miOiseau de dassari 06 — Dassari, Benin0.5 miOiseau de dassari 07 — Dassari, Benin0.5 miLibelle sur fleur — Dassari, Benin0.6 miMartin-chasseur à tête grise autour du complexe Pendjari. 02 — Dassari, Benin0.7 miMartin-chasseur à tête grise autour du complexe Pendjari. 03 — Dassari, Benin0.7 miMartin-chasseur à tête grise autour du complexe Pendjari. 01 — Dassari, Benin0.7 miMégaderme à ailes orangées autour du complexe Pendjari. 01 — Dassari, Benin0.7 miMégaderme à ailes orangées autour du complexe Pendjari. 02 — Dassari, Benin0.7 miAigle huppard autour du complexe Pendjari. 03 — Dassari, Benin0.7 miAigle huppard autour du complexe Pendjari. 01 — Dassari, Benin0.7 miAigle huppard autour du complexe Pendjari. 02 — Dassari, Benin0.7 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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