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Tanguieta

Atakoratown

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Total population

70,000

Coordinates10.63°, 1.27°

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

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City facts

Overview

Tanguieta, a sizeable town in Atakora, Benin, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Located at 10.630°, 1.271°, Tanguieta occupies a tropical portion of the northern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 70,000 residents. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,988 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.6301
Longitude
1.2706
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)
2,957
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • bambouk-buttertree
    Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida
    104
  • kao
    Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. · Magnoliopsida
    94
  • desert-date
    Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile · Magnoliopsida
    68
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    64
  • Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
    Uraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    55
  • Baobab
    Adansonia digitata L. · Magnoliopsida
    54
  • Gbehutu
    Cochlospermum planchonii Hook.fil. ex Planch. · Magnoliopsida
    46
  • Wild Custard-Apple
    Annona senegalensis Pers. · Magnoliopsida
    43

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

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.45
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,988

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

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

Events

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org