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Katchanga

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Air quality index

45Good
Coordinates9.89°, 1.77°

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City facts

Overview

Katchanga is a village in Donga, Benin. The settlement sits at 9.894°, 1.765°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,910 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Katchanga.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.8938
Longitude
1.7654
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
45
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
26
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.1

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
48
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    11
  • Straw-coloured fruit bat
    Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia
    10
  • Costus spectabilis (Fenzl) K.Schum.
    Costus spectabilis (Fenzl) K.Schum. · Liliopsida
    4
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2
  • Senegal Mahogany
    Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A.Juss. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • African-mahogany
    Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Variegated grasshopper
    Zonocerus variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1
  • African elephant
    Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) · Mammalia
    1

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

Nearby places in Donga

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.23
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,910

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

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