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Ouèssè

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Elevation230 m
Land area3200 km²
Coordinates8.49°, 2.43°

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City facts

Elevation
230 m
Area
3200 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ouèssè is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Collines Department of central Benin.The commune covers an area of 3200 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 141,760 people.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.4919
Longitude
2.4258
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)
9
Distinct species (top 10)
9

Most-observed species

  • Bitter gourd, Bitter melon, Bitter balsam apple, Balsam apple, Wild balsam-apple, Bitter apple, Bitter squash, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd, Carilla gourd, Carilla bush, Balsam Pear, Jumbee pumpkin, Maiden apple
    Momordica charantia L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Loofah, Plant sponge
    Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Teak
    Tectona grandis L.f. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Bellyache bush, Black physicnut, Cotton-leaf physicnut, American purging nut, Cotton-leaf jatropha, Purging nut, Red fig-nut flower, Wild cassava
    Jatropha gossypiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • gomphrena-weed
    Gomphrena celosioides Mart. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Pineapple
    Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. · Liliopsida
    1
  • Mexican-sunflower, Japanese-sunflower
    Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Guava, Common guava, Yellow guava, Lemon guava
    Psidium guajava L. · Magnoliopsida
    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

Nearby places in Collines

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,814

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
40
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • 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