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Goussikpota

Atlantiquevillage

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Coordinates6.69°, 2.09°

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City facts

Overview

Goussikpota, a village in Atlantique, Benin, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of 6.686°, 2.094° situate Goussikpota in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. 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. 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
6.6858
Longitude
2.0939
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)
934
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    49
  • Purple Heron
    Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    33
  • Black Crake
    Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    29
  • Sierra Leone-tamarind
    Dialium guineense Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    28
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    27
  • Albizia
    Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F.Macbr. · Magnoliopsida
    25
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    23
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    22

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