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Kongou

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Air quality index

36Good
Coordinates11.20°, 2.91°

Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Within Alibori, Benin, Kongou stands as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (11.201°, 2.908°). The location receives about 2,076 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
11.2007
Longitude
2.9085
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
36
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.1
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
7.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,312
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    136
  • western honey bee
    Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    94
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    74
  • Wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus senegallus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    66
  • Yellow-billed Shrike
    Corvinella corvina (Shaw, 1809) · Aves
    50
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    46
  • West African crocodile
    Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1807 · Crocodylia
    37
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    37

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)
5.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,076

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