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Gando

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Air quality index

50Good
Coordinates8.56°, 1.70°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Collines, Benin, Gando occupies its own corner of the country. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Gando maps to 8.563°, 1.698° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,868 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Gando.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.5629
Longitude
1.6979
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)
9.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
12
Ozone (µg/m³)
35
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
21
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    2
  • Stone Partridge
    Ptilopachus petrosus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Guinea Turaco
    Tauraco persa (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops hirundineus A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793 · Aves
    1
  • White-throated Bee-eater
    Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    1
  • Black-shouldered Kite
    Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Gray Kestrel
    Falco ardosiaceus Vieillot, 1823 · Aves
    1
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    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 Collines

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.12
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,868

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

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