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Ekpè

Ouémétown

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Total population

40,000

Coordinates6.39°, 2.54°

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City facts

Overview

Ekpè is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Sèmè-Kpodji. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on 15 February 2013, the arrondissement had a total population of 75,313.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.3877
Longitude
2.5420
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)
2,707
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    78
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    70
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    66
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    55
  • Spur-winged Lapwing
    Vanellus spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    55
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    53
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    52
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    52

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

Nearby places in Ouémé

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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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
49
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
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

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • 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