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Kossou

Atakoravillage

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Coordinates10.63°, 2.06°

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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

Latitude
10.6265
Longitude
2.0607
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)
393
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    23
  • Clapperton's Parkia
    Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don · Magnoliopsida
    22
  • Straw-coloured fruit bat
    Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia
    13
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    10
  • Angola White Lady
    Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779) · Insecta
    10
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    10
  • African spurred tortoise
    Centrochelys sulcata (Miller, 1779) · Testudines
    9
  • Black-shouldered Kite
    Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    9

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 Atakora

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.5
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,007

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

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