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Gakpe

Atlantiquevillage

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Coordinates6.45°, 2.11°

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City facts

Overview

Within Atlantique, Benin, Gakpe stands as a village. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (6.449°, 2.110°). Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.4492
Longitude
2.1102
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)
1,473
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    71
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    49
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    49
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    49
  • Woodland Kingfisher
    Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    35
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    29
  • Common Sandpiper
    Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    29
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    28

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 Atlantique

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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

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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