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Kolètin

Atlantiquevillage

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Coordinates6.57°, 2.35°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Atlantique, Benin, Kolètin is recorded in open geodata as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 6.566°, 2.353°, Kolètin occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.5662
Longitude
2.3534
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)
3,561
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    268
  • Christmas Butterfly
    Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798 · Insecta
    98
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    77
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    74
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    69
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    59
  • Mimic
    Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 · Insecta
    54
  • White-throated Bee-eater
    Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    52

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 Atlantique

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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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kolètin, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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