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Alaro City

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Coordinates6.56°, 3.94°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Alaro City is a town in Lagos, Nigeria. Located at 6.559°, 3.945°, Alaro City occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,676 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 66% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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

Latitude
6.5588
Longitude
3.9450
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,178
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Ethiopian Swallow
    Hirundo aethiopica Blanford, 1869 · Aves
    36
  • Bronze mannikin
    Lonchura cucullata (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
    32
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    30
  • Northern Gray-headed Sparrow
    Passer griseus (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    30
  • Tawny-flanked Prinia
    Prinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    29
  • Red-eyed Dove
    Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
    29
  • Woodland Kingfisher
    Halcyon senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    29
  • Pied Crow
    Corvus albus Statius Muller, 1776 · Aves
    26

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

Earthquake history

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

Nearby places in Lagos

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,676

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

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org