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Djougou

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Djougou

Total population

260,000

Elevation431 m
Land area3966 km²
Coordinates9.71°, 1.67°

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

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City facts

Elevation
431 m
Area
3966 km²

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Djougou is the largest city in northwestern Benin. It is an important market town. The commune covers an area of 3,966 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 237.040 people.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.7107
Longitude
1.6652
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)
1,448
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    120
  • red kapok tree
    Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuillet · Magnoliopsida
    109
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    44
  • African Monarch
    Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    34
  • Yellow-billed Shrike
    Corvinella corvina (Shaw, 1809) · Aves
    30
  • Wild Custard-Apple
    Annona senegalensis Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    29
  • Western Plantain-eater
    Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    28
  • African Pied Hornbill
    Lophoceros fasciatus (Shaw, 1812) · Aves
    27

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.23
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,910

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
325
Avg daily Wikipedia views
11
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

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