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Mèko Village

Atlantiquevillage

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Coordinates6.31°, 2.00°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Atlantique, Benin, Mèko Village is a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 6.312°, 2.000°, Mèko Village occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Based on its equatorial position, residents likely encounter hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,771 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.3124
Longitude
1.9997
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)
1,664
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    74
  • Common Sandpiper
    Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    55
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    50
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    47
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    46
  • Woodland Kingfisher
    Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    44
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    40
  • Black Heron
    Egretta ardesiaca (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    34

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,771

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