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Bigene
Cacheutown
Demographic figures from INE Guinea-Bissau. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Bigene is a town located in Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau. Bigene maps to 12.439°, -15.535° — squarely within the tropical belt. Detailed population figures are not currently catalogued in the open data sources we track. The location receives about 2,070 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Based on its tropical position, residents likely encounter warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Black Crowned-CraneBalearica pavonina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6
- Spur-winged GoosePlectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves6
- Black HeronEgretta ardesiaca (Wagler, 1827) · Aves5
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia (Gunnerus, 1767) · Aves5
- Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii Leach & K.D.Koenig, 1818 · Aves5
- Speckled PigeonColumba guinea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves5
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves4
- Blue-bellied RollerCoracias cyanogaster Cuvier, 1816 · Aves4
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
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
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
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org