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Minantinkpon

Atlantiquevillage

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Coordinates6.39°, 2.09°

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

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City facts

Overview

Minantinkpon is a village located in Atlantique, Benin. Coordinates of 6.391°, 2.094° situate Minantinkpon in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 66% 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
6.3911
Longitude
2.0938
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,553
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    82
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    55
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    52
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    43
  • Common Sandpiper
    Actitis hypoleucos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    43
  • Woodland Kingfisher
    Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    40
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38
  • Black Heron
    Egretta ardesiaca (Wagler, 1827) · Aves
    29

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

Angelique Kidjo
Angelique Kidjo
Beninese-French world music singer (born 1960)
Oscar Olou
Oscar Olou
Beninese footballer
Émile Derlin Zinsou
Émile Derlin Zinsou
Beninese politician (1918-2016)
P
Paul-Émile de Souza
Beninese politician, president of Dahomey (1930–1999)
F
Félix Couchoro
Togolese writer
Narcisse
Narcisse
Beninese singer
O
Olympe Bhely-Quenum
Beninese writer and journalist
Rosine Soglo
Rosine Soglo
Beninese politician (1934-2021)
Émile Poisson
Émile Poisson
Beninese politician
É
Édouard Adjanohoun
Beninese botanist (1928–2016)
I
Isidore de Souza
Beninese archbishop (1934-1999)
Patrice Talon
Patrice Talon
President of Benin between 2016 and 2026
Arlette Dagnon Vignikin
Arlette Dagnon Vignikin
Ambassador of Benin
F
Francis Covi
Dahomean politician (1905-1966)
C
Comlan A. A. Quenum
Beninese physician, WHO official
Albert Bessanvi Koffi
Albert Bessanvi Koffi
Beninese singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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

black mangrove
black mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Seen 2026-08-11
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Seen 2026-08-09
African baobab
African baobab
Adansonia digitata
Seen 2026-07-25
Togo Starburst Baboon Spider
Togo Starburst Baboon Spider
Heteroscodra maculata
Seen 2026-04-24
Common Hairstreak
Common Hairstreak
Hypolycaena philippus
Seen 2026-04-19
Thomisus citrinellus
Thomisus citrinellus
Thomisus citrinellus
Seen 2026-04-19
African Grass Blue
African Grass Blue
Zizeeria knysna
Seen 2026-04-19
Red-eyed Dove
Red-eyed Dove
Streptopelia semitorquata
Seen 2026-04-19
Woodland Kingfisher
Woodland Kingfisher
Halcyon senegalensis
Seen 2026-04-19

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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