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Goussa

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54Moderate
Coordinates6.52°, 2.54°

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City facts

Overview

Goussa is a village located in Ouémé, Benin. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its coordinates of 6.522°, 2.538° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by 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. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Goussa.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.5216
Longitude
2.5376
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
36
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.3

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,465
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    75
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    71
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    63
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    62
  • White-throated Bee-eater
    Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    52
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    50
  • Woodland Kingfisher
    Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    49
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    49

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

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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

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