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Hélou

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55Moderate
Coordinates7.24°, 2.10°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Zou, Benin, Hélou is a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (7.235°, 2.095°). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,745 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 68% of daylight hours. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter 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
7.2352
Longitude
2.0951
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
55
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
25
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.4

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
360
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    14
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    13
  • Splendid Sunbird
    Cinnyris coccinigastrus (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    12
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    12
  • African Thrush
    Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    12
  • Village Indigobird
    Vidua chalybeata (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    10
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    10
  • Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    10

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)
4.78
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,745

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Hélou

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • Open Library