Terralocate

Browse / Benin / Collines / Sokponta

Sokponta

Collinesvillage

No image yet
Coordinates7.87°, 2.22°

Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Overview

Sokponta is an arrondissement in the Collines department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Glazoué. 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 5,429.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.8703
Longitude
2.2162
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)
414
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    54
  • Hyophila Moss
    Hyophila involuta (Hook.) A.Jaeger · Bryopsida
    14
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11
  • African Gray Hornbill
    Lophoceros nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    11
  • Senegal Coucal
    Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    10
  • Fissidens beckettii Mitt.
    Fissidens beckettii Mitt. · Bryopsida
    10
  • Hydrogonium orientale (F.Weber) Jan Kučera
    Hydrogonium orientale (F.Weber) Jan Kučera · Bryopsida
    10
  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    8

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.78
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,745

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
14
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
  • • 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