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Founougo

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Total population

47,026

Elevation286 m
Coordinates11.48°, 2.53°

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City facts

Elevation
286 m

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Overview

Founougo is a town and arrondissement in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Banikoara. 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 30,527. Founougo lies on the savanna plateau with climate and vegetation typical of Benin's transitional agricultural zones. The economy is predominantly agricultural.

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History & geography

Geography

Founougo is a town and arrondissement in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Banikoara. It lies on the savanna plateau and experiences a tropical, wet savannah climate.

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Geography

Latitude
11.4765
Longitude
2.5326
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
36
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Straw-coloured fruit bat
    Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia
    8
  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    5
  • patas monkey
    Erythrocebus patas (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    3
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    3
  • Grasshopper Buzzard
    Butastur rufipennis (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    2
  • Double-spurred Francolin
    Pternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1
  • Red-necked Buzzard
    Buteo auguralis Salvadori, 1865 · Aves
    1
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Nearby places in Alibori

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,076

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
22
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

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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