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Hio Houta

Atlantiquevillage

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54Moderate
Coordinates6.34°, 2.25°

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City facts

Overview

Hio Houta is a village that lies in Atlantique, Benin. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (6.345°, 2.249°). 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 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by 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
6.3450
Longitude
2.2489
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)
3,908
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    380
  • Christmas Butterfly
    Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798 · Insecta
    105
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    81
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    63
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    63
  • Mimic
    Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 · Insecta
    60
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    53
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    48

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

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