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Tantéga

Atakoratown

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Coordinates10.83°, 1.03°

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City facts

Overview

Found in Atakora, Benin, Tantéga is classified as a town in public datasets. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Tantéga maps to 10.831°, 1.026° — squarely within the tropical belt. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,988 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
10.8306
Longitude
1.0259
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)
2,062
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • kob
    Kobus kob (Erxleben, 1777) · Mammalia
    52
  • roan antelope
    Hippotragus equinus (É.Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1803) · Mammalia
    46
  • Wattled Lapwing
    Vanellus senegallus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    41
  • Double-spurred Francolin
    Pternistis bicalcaratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    38
  • Helmeted Guineafowl
    Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    36
  • Grasshopper Buzzard
    Butastur rufipennis (Sundevall, 1850) · Aves
    36
  • White-faced Whistling-Duck
    Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    35
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    34

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

Nearby places in Atakora

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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

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Tantéga, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

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