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Kanforta

Atakoravillage

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Coordinates10.56°, 1.03°

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City facts

Overview

Within Atakora, Benin, Kanforta stands as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Kanforta maps to 10.565°, 1.025° — squarely within the tropical belt. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,988 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.5647
Longitude
1.0252
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)
121
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    27
  • African fan palm
    Borassus aethiopum Mart. · Liliopsida
    16
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11
  • Baobab
    Adansonia digitata L. · Magnoliopsida
    10
  • kao
    Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. · Magnoliopsida
    8
  • Rufous-crowned Roller
    Coracias naevius Daudin, 1800 · Aves
    4
  • Piapiac
    Ptilostomus afer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    4
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    3

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.45
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,988

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