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Hounto

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Coordinates7.05°, 1.99°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Zou, Benin, Hounto occupies its own corner of the country. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Hounto maps to 7.053°, 1.990° — squarely within the equatorial belt. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,811 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.0526
Longitude
1.9903
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)
3,181
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • savonette
    Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC. · Magnoliopsida
    111
  • Silk Cotton Tree
    Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    100
  • ebony diospyros
    Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex A.DC. · Magnoliopsida
    86
  • Bitter bush, Jack in the bush, Siam weed, Triffid weed
    Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob. · Magnoliopsida
    85
  • Terminalia leiocarpa (DC.) Baill.
    Terminalia leiocarpa (DC.) Baill. · Magnoliopsida
    74
  • Senegal Mahogany
    Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A.Juss. · Magnoliopsida
    66
  • Sierra Leone-tamarind
    Dialium guineense Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    64
  • Psychotria vogeliana Benth.
    Psychotria vogeliana Benth. · Magnoliopsida
    60

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

D
Dieudonné Datonou
Beninois Catholic priest
O
Octave Houdégbé
Beninois politician

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,811

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

Gallery

Sources

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