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Mbini

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Mbini

Total population

14,034

Air quality index

61Moderate
Coordinates1.58°, 9.62°

Demographic figures from INEGE Equatorial Guinea. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Mbini is a town in Río Muni, Equatorial Guinea, lying along the Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Benito River. Before 1973, it was known as Benito or Río Benito Town. Mbini is the Ndowe name for Río Muni. It is located 44 km southwest of Bata.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
1.5837
Longitude
9.6160
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
61
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
11.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
15.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
54
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.5

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
15
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Nematogobius maindroni (Sauvage, 1880)
    Nematogobius maindroni (Sauvage, 1880) · Animalia
    2
  • bigtoothed pellonula
    Pellonula vorax Günther, 1868 · Animalia
    1
  • Blue-breasted Bee-eater
    Merops variegatus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
    1
  • Ascension Frigatebird
    Fregata aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    1
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    1
  • Vieillot's Weaver
    Ploceus nigerrimus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    1
  • Rufous-cheeked Nightjar
    Caprimulgus rufigena A.Smith, 1845 · Aves
    1
  • Brown Goby
    Awaous lateristriga (Duméril, 1861) · Animalia
    1

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

Earthquake history

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

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.3
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,570

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
149
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
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
  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API