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Lanta

Couffovillage

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Coordinates7.10°, 1.86°

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City facts

Overview

Lanta is an arrondissement in the Kouffo department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Klouékanmè. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 9,129.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.1042
Longitude
1.8644
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)
280
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Thrush
    Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    11
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    10
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    10
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    9
  • Eurasian Kestrel
    Falco tinnunculus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    9
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    8
  • White-throated Bee-eater
    Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    7
  • African Palm-Swift
    Cypsiurus parvus (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    7

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).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Couffo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,811

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
9
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image