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Tohonou

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Coordinates6.61°, 1.97°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Benin, Tohonou occupies its own corner of the country. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (6.611°, 1.974°). No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,771 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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

Latitude
6.6114
Longitude
1.9736
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)
941
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    56
  • Purple Heron
    Ardea purpurea Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
    30
  • Black Crake
    Amaurornis flavirostra (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    28
  • Cattle Egret
    Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    28
  • Sierra Leone-tamarind
    Dialium guineense Willd. · Magnoliopsida
    28
  • Black Kite
    Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    28
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    27
  • Albizia
    Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F.Macbr. · Magnoliopsida
    25

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

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

Nearby places in Benin

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,771

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

Sources

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