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Kosso

Bas-Sassandravillage

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Coordinates5.05°, -5.78°

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City facts

Overview

As a village in Bas-Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire, Kosso occupies its own corner of the country. Kosso maps to 5.053°, -5.776° — squarely within the equatorial belt. 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 1,639 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 64% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
5.0534
Longitude
-5.7763
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
16
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Mother-of-Pearl
    Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Drury, 1782) · Insecta
    2
  • Common Commodore
    Precis pelarga Fabricius, 1775 · Insecta
    1
  • Hypolimnas dubius Palisot de Beauvois, 1805
    Hypolimnas dubius Palisot de Beauvois, 1805 · Insecta
    1
  • Flying Handkerchief
    Papilio dardanus Brown, 1776 · Insecta
    1
  • tufted ghost crab
    Ocypode cursor (Linnaeus, 1758) · Malacostraca
    1
  • Little Bee-eater
    Merops pusillus P.L.S.Müller, 1776 · Aves
    1
  • African Green-Pigeon
    Treron calvus (Temminck, 1811) · Aves
    1
  • Common Yellow Glider
    Cymothoe egesta Cramer, 1779 · Insecta
    1

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Bas-Sassandra

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.49
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,639

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

Sources

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