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Kpossidja 2

Atlantiquevillage

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Coordinates6.50°, 2.25°

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City facts

Overview

Kpossidja 2 sits in Atlantique, Benin and is identified as a village. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its coordinates of 6.504°, 2.248° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.5038
Longitude
2.2483
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)
4,060
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    393
  • Christmas Butterfly
    Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798 · Insecta
    102
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    83
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    70
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    66
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    66
  • Mimic
    Hypolimnas misippus Linnaeus, 1764 · Insecta
    56
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    54

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2009-09-11

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Atlantique

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,697

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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kpossidja 2, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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