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Gbokoutou

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Air quality index

57Moderate
Coordinates6.73°, 2.71°

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City facts

Overview

Gbokoutou sits in Plateau, Benin and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Gbokoutou maps to 6.732°, 2.710° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.7325
Longitude
2.7097
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
57
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
14.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
24
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
276
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Vesicularia galerulata (Duby) Broth.
    Vesicularia galerulata (Duby) Broth. · Bryopsida
    11
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    8
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    7
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    6
  • Broad-billed Roller
    Eurystomus glaucurus (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    6
  • Ethiopian Swallow
    Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869 · Aves
    6
  • Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    6
  • Grey-backed Camaroptera
    Camaroptera brevicaudata (Cretzschmar, 1830) · Aves
    6

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 Plateau

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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

Events

Sources

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