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Sangan
Atlantiquevillage
Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Sangan, a village in Atlantique, Benin, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Its coordinates of 6.743°, 2.121° place it in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 88.7°F and lows near 74.2°F, together with about 46.9 in of annual precipitation (a wet total). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves45
- Sierra Leone-tamarindDialium guineense Willd. · Magnoliopsida30
- Purple HeronArdea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves28
- Black CrakeAmaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) · Aves27
- AlbiziaAlbizia zygia (DC.) J.F.Macbr. · Magnoliopsida27
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves21
- sackingtreeAntiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch. · Magnoliopsida21
- Red-fruited StinkwoodCeltis mildbraedii Engl. · Magnoliopsida20
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2009-09-1113 km NNE of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Atlantique
Geography & sun
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









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sangan, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org