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Sanson

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Sanson

Coordinates9.28°, 2.43°

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City facts

Overview

Sanson is a town and arrondissement in the Borgou Department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Tchaourou. 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 10,784.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.2776
Longitude
2.4291
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)
121
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Madagascar periwinkle, Rose periwinkle, Rosy periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, Old-maid, Pink periwinkle
    Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Senegal Mahogany
    Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A.Juss. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Biophytum umbraculum Welw.
    Biophytum umbraculum Welw. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Confettitree
    Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Eulophia cristata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud.
    Eulophia cristata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud. · Liliopsida
    4
  • Mexican Poppy
    Argemone mexicana L. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • kao
    Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. · Magnoliopsida
    3

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.2
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,899

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
6
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
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