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Takon

Plateautown

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Takon

Coordinates6.65°, 2.62°

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City facts

Overview

Takon is an arrondissement in the Plateau department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Sakété. 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 10,424.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
6.6506
Longitude
2.6191
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)
764
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Madagascar periwinkle, Rose periwinkle, Rosy periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, Old-maid, Pink periwinkle
    Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don · Magnoliopsida
    23
  • Neem
    Azadirachta indica A.Juss. · Magnoliopsida
    23
  • Pawpaw
    Carica papaya L. · Magnoliopsida
    19
  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    19
  • intermediate egret
    Egretta intermedia (Wagler, 1829) · Aves
    18
  • African Openbill
    Anastomus lamelligerus Temminck, 1823 · Aves
    18
  • Verdolaga-Francesa
    Talinum fruticosum (L.) Juss. · Magnoliopsida
    17
  • Castor-oil-Plant
    Ricinus communis L. · Magnoliopsida
    15

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

Nearby places in Plateau

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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

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
27
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

Red-bellied Monkey
Red-bellied Monkey
Cercopithecus erythrogaster erythrogaster
Seen 2026-05-12
Madagascar Periwinkle
Madagascar Periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
Seen 2026-04-28
Two-striped Aphyosemion
Two-striped Aphyosemion
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum
Seen 2026-03-08
Epiplatys grahami
Epiplatys grahami
Epiplatys grahami
Seen 2026-03-08
White-bellied Pangolin
White-bellied Pangolin
Phataginus tricuspis
Seen 2025-08-06
Candelabra Bush
Candelabra Bush
Senna alata
Seen 2025-08-03
African Rhinoceros Beetle
African Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes monoceros
Seen 2025-07-26
Cnestis ferruginea
Cnestis ferruginea
Cnestis ferruginea
Seen 2025-02-15
Bush Thunbergia
Bush Thunbergia
Thunbergia erecta
Seen 2024-11-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image