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Tokpota
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Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Tokpota, a village in Benin, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Coordinates of 6.779°, 1.729° situate Tokpota in the equatorial zone of the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,771 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 69% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Long-tailed CormorantMicrocarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves9
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves4
- MudarCalotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida4
- White-throated Bee-eaterMerops albicollis Vieillot, 1817 · Aves3
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves3
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves3
- Bitter gourd, Bitter melon, Bitter balsam apple, Balsam apple, Wild balsam-apple, Bitter apple, Bitter squash, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd, Carilla gourd, Carilla bush, Balsam Pear, Jumbee pumpkin, Maiden appleMomordica charantia L. · Magnoliopsida3
- Woodland KingfisherHalcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves3
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.4 — 2009-09-1113 km NNE of Abomey-Calavi, Benin
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
- `Uqaqah2906.8 mi away · pop. 3,442
- Darin2922.8 mi away · pop. 542
- Jum`ah2933.2 mi away · pop. 264
- Ramokholokotha3033.3 mi away
- Ha Mochekoane3033.5 mi away
- Motse-Mocha (Machekoaneng)3033.5 mi away
- Ha Mpo3033.8 mi away
- Ha Takalimane3034.6 mi away
- Ha 'Mantšebo3035.3 mi away
- Ha Gideone3037.7 mi away
- Ha Khoane3038 mi away
- Majoematso3039.2 mi away
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
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org