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Gangan

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Coordinates7.56°, 1.71°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Zou, Benin, Gangan occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The settlement sits at 7.561°, 1.706°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,811 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.5614
Longitude
1.7056
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)
3
Distinct species (top 10)
3

Most-observed species

  • patas monkey
    Erythrocebus patas (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    1
  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • African Gray Hornbill
    Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) · 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 Zou

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,811

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

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