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Handomè

Atlantiquevillage

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WeatherAvg high 86.9°F
Coordinates6.42°, 2.22°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Atlantique, Benin, Handomè occupies its own corner of the country. Handomè maps to 6.416°, 2.217° — squarely within the equatorial belt. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 86.9°F and lows near 75.5°F, together with about 60.5 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). The location receives about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.4159
Longitude
2.2172
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
86.9°F
Avg low
75.5°F
Annual precipitation
60.5 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,377
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    399
  • Christmas Butterfly
    Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798 · Insecta
    106
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    72
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    65
  • Mimic
    Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 · Insecta
    60
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    58
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    58
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    51

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.

Nearby places in Atlantique

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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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org