Sota
Zouvillage
Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves13
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves13
- Variable SunbirdCinnyris venustus (Shaw, 1799) · Aves13
- African ThrushTurdus pelios Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves13
- Splendid SunbirdCinnyris coccinigastrus (Latham, 1802) · Aves12
- Village IndigobirdVidua chalybeata (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves10
- Bronze mannikinLonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves10
- Northern Gray-headed SparrowPasser griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves10
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2009-09-1113 km NNE of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
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
Geography & sun
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org