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Gah-Baka

Borgouvillage

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Air quality index

50Good
Coordinates10.19°, 2.41°

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City facts

Overview

Found in Borgou, Benin, Gah-Baka is classified as a village in public datasets. Gah-Baka maps to 10.192°, 2.412° — squarely within the tropical belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 2,007 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
10.1923
Longitude
2.4117
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
50
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
13
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Violet-backed Starling
    Cinnyricinclus leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    2
  • Calyptrochilum christyanum (Rchb.f.) Summerh.
    Calyptrochilum christyanum (Rchb.f.) Summerh. · Liliopsida
    2
  • African fan palm
    Borassus aethiopum Mart. · Liliopsida
    1
  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Red Buffalo-bur
    Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Sweet Dattock
    Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • poison arrowvine
    Strophanthus sarmentosus DC. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Buffalo Thorn
    Ziziphus mucronata Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    1

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

Nearby places in Borgou

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,007

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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