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Samounaka

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Air quality index

47Good
Coordinates11.07°, 3.67°

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City facts

Overview

Samounaka sits in Alibori, Benin and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Located at 11.066°, 3.670°, Samounaka 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. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,071 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 81% 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
11.0662
Longitude
3.6695
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
47
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.4
PM10 (µg/m³)
10.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
53
NO₂ (µg/m³)
3.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8
Distinct species (top 10)
6

Most-observed species

  • Golden Pansy
    Junonia chorimene (Guérin-Méneville, 1844) · Insecta
    2
  • Angola White-lady Swordtail
    Graphium angolanus (Goeze, 1779) · Insecta
    2
  • Loofah, Plant sponge
    Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Pearl-spotted Owlet
    Glaucidium perlatum (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    1
  • northern raphia palm
    Raphia sudanica A.Chev. · Liliopsida
    1
  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · 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
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alibori

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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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Samounaka, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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