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Gougnirou

Aliborivillage

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Coordinates11.45°, 2.46°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Alibori, Benin, Gougnirou is recorded in open geodata as a village. Gougnirou maps to 11.452°, 2.462° — squarely within the tropical belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,076 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests 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
11.4521
Longitude
2.4617
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)
39
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Straw-coloured fruit bat
    Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia
    10
  • patas monkey
    Erythrocebus patas (Schreber, 1774) · Mammalia
    4
  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    3
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    3
  • Yellow-billed Shrike
    Corvinella corvina (Shaw, 1809) · Aves
    2
  • Gambian Rat
    Cricetomys gambianus Waterhouse, 1840 · Mammalia
    1
  • Double-spurred Francolin
    Pternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1
  • Red-necked Buzzard
    Buteo auguralis Salvadori, 1865 · 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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,076

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