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Igba

Plateauvillage

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Coordinates6.99°, 2.57°

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City facts

Overview

Within Plateau, Benin, Igba stands as a village. Coordinates of 6.989°, 2.575° situate Igba in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. The location receives about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.9888
Longitude
2.5748
Water area
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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)
106
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pelekium gratum (P.Beauv.) Touw
    Pelekium gratum (P.Beauv.) Touw · Bryopsida
    22
  • Fissidens dasyphus Welw. & Duby
    Fissidens dasyphus Welw. & Duby · Bryopsida
    5
  • Afzel's Calymperes Moss
    Calymperes afzelii Sw. · Bryopsida
    4
  • Dancing Acraea
    Telchinia serena (Fabricius, 1775) · Insecta
    3
  • Rangoon creeper
    Combretum indicum (L.) De Filipps · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
    Terpsiphone rufiventer (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    2
  • octoblepharum moss
    Octoblepharum albidum Hedw. · Bryopsida
    2
  • Isopterygium mbangae (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger
    Isopterygium mbangae (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger · Bryopsida
    2

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

A
Ayola A. Adegnika
Beninese biologist
L
Léa Fachinan
Beninois association football player

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

Nearby places in Plateau

Browse all places in Plateau →

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

Madagascar Periwinkle
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Seen 2026-07-06
Spotted Bush Snake
Spotted Bush Snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Seen 2025-11-06
Hintz's Skimmer
Hintz's Skimmer
Orthetrum hintzi
Seen 2025-09-30
Red-veined Dropwing
Red-veined Dropwing
Trithemis arteriosa
Seen 2025-07-23
Forest Elf
Forest Elf
Tetrathemis camerunensis
Seen 2025-07-23
Julia Skimmer
Julia Skimmer
Orthetrum julia
Seen 2025-06-26
peacock flower
peacock flower
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Seen 2025-06-23
Anambra Waxbill
Anambra Waxbill
Estrilda poliopareia
Seen 2025-06-13
Sweetsop
Sweetsop
Annona squamosa
Seen 2025-06-10

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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