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Zoundja

Atlantiquevillage

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54Moderate
Coordinates6.49°, 2.33°

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City facts

Overview

Zoundja is a village that lies in Atlantique, Benin. Zoundja maps to 6.490°, 2.326° — squarely within the equatorial belt. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,697 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 66% 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
6.4903
Longitude
2.3258
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.8
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.4
Ozone (µg/m³)
36
NO₂ (µg/m³)
2.3

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
5,544
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mudar
    Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton · Magnoliopsida
    400
  • Laughing Dove
    Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    111
  • Christmas Butterfly
    Papilio demodocus Esper, 1798 · Insecta
    108
  • Pied Kingfisher
    Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    88
  • Long-tailed Cormorant
    Microcarbo africanus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    85
  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    77
  • African Jacana
    Actophilornis africanus (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    75
  • Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
    Egretta garzetta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    70

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

J
Julien Alapini
Beninese teacher, writer, playwright and ethnographer
Madou
Madou
Beninese singer (born 1965)
B
Bernard Toha Wontacien
É
Émilienne Houssou
M
Marcel Dandjinou
Beninese footballer (born 1999)
É
Éric Azanney
Beninois novelist
A
Alain Vigan
A
Amour Gbovi
Beninese writer and journalist (1985-)

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

Nearby places in Atlantique

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.65
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,697

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

Gallery

Sources

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