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Pontao
Cacheuvillage
Demographic figures from INE Guinea-Bissau. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Pontao is a village that lies in Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau. Pontao maps to 11.855°, -16.328° — squarely within the tropical belt. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The latitude suggests warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. The location receives about 1,980 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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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
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) · Aves6
- Gray-hooded GullChroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves6
- West African Crested TernThalasseus albididorsalis (E.Hartert, 1921) · Aves6
- Western Plantain-eaterCrinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves5
- Great Cormorant/European ShagPhalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves5
- Senegal EremomelaEremomela pusilla Hartlaub, 1857 · Aves5
- Vinaceous DoveStreptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves5
- Red-eyed DoveStreptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves5
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
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
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org