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Kotakpa

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Air quality index

50Good
Coordinates8.38°, 1.79°

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

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City facts

Overview

Kotakpa is a village located in Collines, Benin. Coordinates of 8.381°, 1.786° situate Kotakpa in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,868 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 73% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.3814
Longitude
1.7858
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
50
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
9.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
12
Ozone (µg/m³)
35
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
7
Distinct species (top 10)
7

Most-observed species

  • Guinea Turaco
    Tauraco persa (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops hirundineus A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793 · Aves
    1
  • Black-shouldered Kite
    Elanus caeruleus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Little Swift
    Apus affinis (J.E.Gray, 1830) · Aves
    1
  • Baobab
    Adansonia digitata L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    1

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)
5.12
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,868

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

Widespread Forester
Widespread Forester
Euphaedra medon
Seen 2019-02-03
Common Blue-banded Forester
Common Blue-banded Forester
Euphaedra harpalyce
Seen 2019-02-03
Lucia Widow
Lucia Widow
Palpopleura lucia
Seen 2019-02-03
Diasemopsis aethiopica
Diasemopsis aethiopica
Diasemopsis aethiopica
Seen 2019-02-03
Forest Glade Nymph
Forest Glade Nymph
Aterica galene
Seen 2019-02-03
Piping Hornbill
Piping Hornbill
Bycanistes fistulator
Seen 2019-02-03
Soldier Commodore
Soldier Commodore
Junonia terea
Seen 2019-02-02

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

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