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Porga

Atakoravillage

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Air quality index

35Good
Coordinates11.05°, 0.97°

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

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City facts

Overview

Found in Atakora, Benin, Porga is classified as a village in public datasets. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a tropical latitude (11.046°, 0.967°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,080 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with 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
11.0455
Longitude
0.9673
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7
PM10 (µg/m³)
9.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
33
NO₂ (µg/m³)
5.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,452
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Malachite Kingfisher
    Corythornis cristatus (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    67
  • Black-headed Heron
    Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826 · Aves
    36
  • Abyssinian Roller
    Coracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783 · Aves
    35
  • Grasshopper Buzzard
    Butastur rufipennis (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    34
  • Wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus senegallus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    34
  • Dark Chanting-Goshawk
    Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861 · Aves
    29
  • Rufous-crowned Roller
    Coracias naevius Daudin, 1800 · Aves
    28
  • kob
    Kobus kob (Erxleben, 1777) · Mammalia
    26

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

Nearby places in Atakora

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.7
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,080

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