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Tanguieta
Atakoratown
Total population
70,000
Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- bambouk-buttertreeVitellaria paradoxa C.F.Gaertn. · Magnoliopsida104
- kaoPiliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh. · Magnoliopsida94
- desert-dateBalanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile · Magnoliopsida68
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves64
- Red-cheeked CordonbleuUraeginthus bengalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves55
- BaobabAdansonia digitata L. · Magnoliopsida54
- GbehutuCochlospermum planchonii Hook.fil. ex Planch. · Magnoliopsida46
- Wild Custard-AppleAnnona senegalensis Pers. · Magnoliopsida43
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
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
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
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org