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Kossou
Atakoravillage
Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Kossou is a village located in Atakora, Benin. 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 (10.626°, 2.061°). 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. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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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. · Magnoliopsida23
- Clapperton's ParkiaParkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don · Magnoliopsida22
- Straw-coloured fruit batEidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia13
- Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves10
- Angola White LadyGraphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779) · Insecta10
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves10
- African spurred tortoiseCentrochelys sulcata (Miller, 1779) · Testudines9
- Black-shouldered KiteElanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves9
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
Nearby places in Atakora
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
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org