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Pira

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Coordinates8.49°, 1.72°

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City facts

Overview

Pira is a town and arrondissement in the Collines department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Bantè. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 12,337.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
8.4940
Longitude
1.7250
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)
20
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    2
  • Stone Partridge
    Ptilopachus petrosus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Guinea Turaco
    Tauraco persa (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Swallow-tailed Bee-eater
    Merops hirundineus A.A.H.Lichtenstein, 1793 · Aves
    1
  • White-throated Bee-eater
    Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    1
  • Gray Kestrel
    Falco ardosiaceus Vieillot, 1823 · Aves
    1
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    1
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    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)
5.12
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,868

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
13
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Pira

The Return of the King
The Return of the King
J.R.R. Tolkien · 1950
Othello
Othello
William Shakespeare · 1622

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Candelabra Bush
Candelabra Bush
Senna alata
Seen 2022-11-01

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image