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Sèkanmè

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Coordinates6.58°, 2.65°

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City facts

Overview

Set in Benin, Sèkanmè is recorded in open geodata as a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Located at 6.582°, 2.648°, Sèkanmè occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.5821
Longitude
2.6484
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)
1,082
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    31
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    28
  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    27
  • intermediate egret
    Egretta intermedia (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    26
  • Woodland Kingfisher
    Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    25
  • White-throated Bee-eater
    Merops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    23
  • Purple Heron
    Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    23
  • Squacco Heron
    Ardeola ralloides (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
    22

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.4
Largest event
2009-09-11

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Benin

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,697

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

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