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Sèmè

Beninvillage

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Coordinates6.46°, 2.35°

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City facts

Overview

Sèmè, a village in Benin, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. Coordinates of 6.456°, 2.346° situate Sèmè in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. The location receives about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and 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. 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
6.4555
Longitude
2.3463
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
5,327
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    400
  • Christmas Butterfly
    Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798 · Insecta
    107
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    102
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    92
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    86
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    81
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    79
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    69

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

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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

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