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Kounsitel

Bokétown

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Total population

29,259

Elevation215 m
Coordinates11.80°, -13.07°

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

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City facts

Overview

Kounsitel is a town and sub-prefecture in the Gaoual Prefecture in the Boké Region of north-western Guinea. As of 2014 it had a population of 18,572 people.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
11.8039
Longitude
-13.0744
Water area
—
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)
10
Distinct species (top 10)
5

Most-observed species

  • Dark Chanting-Goshawk
    Melierax metabates Heuglin, 1861 · Aves
    4
  • Northern Fiscal
    Lanius humeralis Stanley, 1814 · Aves
    3
  • Bellyache bush, Black physicnut, Cotton-leaf physicnut, American purging nut, Cotton-leaf jatropha, Purging nut, Red fig-nut flower, Wild cassava
    Jatropha gossypiifolia L. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel.
    Guiera senegalensis J.F.Gmel. · Magnoliopsida
    1
  • African peach
    Nauclea latifolia Sm. · Magnoliopsida
    1

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2012-08-23

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Boké

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Geography & sun

Elevation
705 ft (215 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.57
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,034

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
16
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Elevation
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image