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Monkassa

Aliborivillage

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Coordinates11.79°, 3.40°

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

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City facts

Overview

Monkassa, a village in Alibori, Benin, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 11.785°, 3.397°, Monkassa occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 2,071 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
11.7852
Longitude
3.3972
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)
810
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Western Plantain-eater
    Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    45
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    44
  • Long-tailed Glossy Starling
    Lamprotornis caudatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    43
  • Northern Red-billed Hornbill
    Tockus erythrorhynchus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    40
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    37
  • Speckled Pigeon
    Columba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    34
  • Mourning Collared-Dove
    Streptopelia decipiens (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) · Aves
    27
  • Yellow-billed Shrike
    Corvinella corvina (Shaw, 1809) · Aves
    22

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.67
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,071

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