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Ita-Aro

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Air quality index

57Moderate
Coordinates6.94°, 2.63°

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City facts

Overview

Ita-Aro, a village in Plateau, Benin, forms part of the country's settled landscape. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 6.941°, 2.634°. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.9406
Longitude
2.6344
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
57
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
14.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
24
NO₂ (µg/m³)
4.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
208
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Pelekium gratum (P.Beauv.) Touw
    Pelekium gratum (P.Beauv.) Touw · Bryopsida
    22
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    5
  • Fissidens dasyphus Welw. & Duby
    Fissidens dasyphus Welw. & Duby · Bryopsida
    5
  • Afzel's Calymperes Moss
    Calymperes afzelii Sw. · Bryopsida
    4
  • Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    4
  • Grey-backed Camaroptera
    Camaroptera brevicaudata (Cretzschmar, 1830) · Aves
    4
  • Senegal Coucal
    Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4

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 Plateau

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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

Events

Sources

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