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Elinkine

Senegaltown

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Coordinates12.51°, -16.66°

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Senegal, Elinkine occupies its own corner of the country. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 12.507°, -16.663°. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,043 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
12.5075
Longitude
-16.6634
Water area
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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)
5,122
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Common Bulbul
    Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
    103
  • Western Plantain-eater
    Crinifer piscator (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    99
  • Hooded Vulture
    Necrosyrtes monachus (Temminck, 1823) · Aves
    98
  • Vinaceous Dove
    Streptopelia vinacea (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    93
  • Senegal Parrot
    Poicephalus senegalus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    82
  • Village Weaver
    Ploceus cucullatus (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    81
  • Beautiful Sunbird
    Cinnyris pulchellus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    78
  • Senegal Coucal
    Centropus senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    77

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.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.6
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,043

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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

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