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Bangou

Westtown

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Coordinates5.25°, 10.40°

Demographic figures from Institut National de la Statistique (Cameroon). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Set in West, Cameroon, Bangou is recorded in open geodata as a town. The settlement sits at 5.250°, 10.397°, a equatorial location in the northern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 1,859 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 73% 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
5.2497
Longitude
10.3967
Water area
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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)
159
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mexican-sunflower, Japanese-sunflower
    Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A.Gray · Magnoliopsida
    9
  • Cape-gooseberry
    Physalis peruviana L. · Magnoliopsida
    5
  • Flame Lily
    Gloriosa superba L. · Liliopsida
    4
  • Red-collared Widowbird
    Euplectes ardens (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    3
  • `Uala
    Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • silverleaf desmodium
    Desmodium uncinatum (Jacq.) DC. · Magnoliopsida
    3
  • Diaperasticus erythrocephalus (Olivier, 1791)
    Diaperasticus erythrocephalus (Olivier, 1791) · Insecta
    3
  • Guava, Common guava, Yellow guava, Lemon guava
    Psidium guajava L. · Magnoliopsida
    3

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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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

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.09
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,859

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Bangou

Search results from Open Library.

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
  • • Open Library