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Koussounougou

Atakoravillage

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Coordinates10.17°, 1.26°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Atakora, Benin, Koussounougou occupies its own corner of the country. On the world map it falls within the Eastern Hemisphere, specifically at 10.166°, 1.256°. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,988 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter 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
10.1656
Longitude
1.2557
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,871
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Straw-coloured fruit bat
    Eidolon helvum (Kerr, 1792) · Mammalia
    599
  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    227
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    84
  • Yellow-billed Shrike
    Corvinella corvina (Shaw, 1809) · Aves
    74
  • Western Plantain-eater
    Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    69
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    53
  • Fork-tailed Drongo
    Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
    51
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    48

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)
5.45
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,988

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

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