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Kérou
Atakoratown
Total population
98,000
Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within Atakora, Benin, Kérou stands as a sizeable town. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 98,000. Located at 10.826°, 2.113°, Kérou occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 2,007 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. 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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- bambouk-buttertreeVitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida51
- Clapperton's ParkiaParkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don · Magnoliopsida38
- Straw-coloured fruit batEidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia36
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves32
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves27
- White Egyptian LotusNymphaea lotus L. · Magnoliopsida22
- African JacanaActophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves21
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves20
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
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







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