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Tiko

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Tiko

Total population

78,885

Elevation64 m
Coordinates4.08°, 9.37°

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

Elevation
64 m

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Overview

Tiko, originally called Keka by the Bakweris, is a town and important port in the southwest region of Cameroon. The settlement grew as a market town for Douala fishermen, Bakweri farmers, and hunters from Molyko, Bwenga, Bulu, and Bokova. The core quarters in Tiko include Streets 1 to 7, Motombolombo, Down Beach, New Quarter, P&T quarters, New Layout, Long Street, Likomba, Golf Club, Mutengene, and Ombe. As of 2010, the town is estimated to have a population of 55,914.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
4.0756
Longitude
9.3650
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.25
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,551

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

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Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
290
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image