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Monsourou

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Coordinates7.43°, 1.85°

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City facts

Overview

Monsourou is a village located in Zou, Benin. Located at 7.426°, 1.855°, Monsourou occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,811 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.4260
Longitude
1.8549
Water area
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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)
19
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • kao
    Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Variegated grasshopper
    Zonocerus variegatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    1
  • African Golden Oriole
    Oriolus auratus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    1
  • Brown Babbler
    Turdoides plebejus (Cretzschmar, 1828) · Aves
    1
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    1
  • Black-bellied Firefinch
    Lagonosticta rara (Antinori, 1864) · Aves
    1
  • Heuglin's Masked-Weaver
    Ploceus heuglini Reichenow, 1886 · Aves
    1
  • African-ginger
    Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweinf.) B.L.Burtt · Liliopsida
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Serge Nyuiadzi
Serge Nyuiadzi
French footballer

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

Nearby places in Zou

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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

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Western Barn Owl
Western Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Seen 2025-04-09
Western Patas Monkey
Western Patas Monkey
Erythrocebus patas patas
Seen 2023-04-03
camels-foot monkeybread
camels-foot monkeybread
Piliostigma thonningii
Seen 2023-03-31
Shea Tree
Shea Tree
Vitellaria paradoxa
Seen 2023-03-31
Siam weed
Siam weed
Chromolaena odorata
Seen 2019-12-12

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