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Sota

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Coordinates7.20°, 1.96°

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City facts

Overview

Sota sits in Zou, Benin and is identified as a village. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Coordinates of 7.197°, 1.963° situate Sota in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The location receives about 1,811 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
7.1969
Longitude
1.9626
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)
349
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    13
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    13
  • Variable Sunbird
    Cinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves
    13
  • African Thrush
    Turdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    13
  • Splendid Sunbird
    Cinnyris coccinigastrus (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    12
  • Village Indigobird
    Vidua chalybeata (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    10
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    10
  • Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    10

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.

Nearby places in Zou

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,811

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