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Sonsoro

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Total population

22,920

Coordinates11.09°, 2.76°

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City facts

Overview

Sonsoro is a town and arrondissement in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Kandi, and is located about 20 kilometres southwest of the main communal town. 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 9,501.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
11.0863
Longitude
2.7593
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)
1,181
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    133
  • western honey bee
    Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    92
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    74
  • Wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus senegallus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    66
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    46
  • Yellow-billed Shrike
    Corvinella corvina (Shaw, 1809) · Aves
    45
  • West African crocodile
    Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1807 · Crocodylia
    37
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    37

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Alibori

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.69
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,076

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
17
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

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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