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Map of Benin. The following is a ... Cotonou, largest city in Benin Porto-Novo, capital and second largest city of Benin. Parakou Djougou. Largest cities. Cotonou ...
The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. [12] Benin covers an area of 112,622 km 2 (43,484 sq mi), [13] and its population in 2021 was estimated to be approximately 13 million.
Capitals Details Benin: Porto-Novo: Official capital Cotonou: De facto administrative capital Bolivia: Sucre: Constitutional capital La Paz: De facto executive and legislative capital Burundi: Gitega: Official political capital Bujumbura: Seat of government and economic capital [1] Eswatini: Mbabane: Administrative capital Lobamba
This is a list of national capitals, including capitals of territories and dependencies, ... Benin: Africa: Porto-Novo (official) Dakar
The Autonomous Port of Cotonou is one of the largest in West Africa. The city is connected to Parakou in the north by the Benin-Niger railway. Cotonou International Airport provides service to the capitals of the region and to France, as well as the major cities of Benin: Parakou, Kandi, Natitingou, Djougou, and Savé.
Porto-Novo (Portuguese for 'New Port', Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ˈnovu], French pronunciation: [pɔʁtɔnɔvo]; Yoruba: Àjàṣẹ́; Fon: Xɔ̀gbónù; also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe) is the capital and second-largest city of Benin. The commune covers an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and as of 2002 had a population of ...
Ouémé is one of the twelve departments of Benin, containing the capital of the country Porto Novo, named for the Ouémé River.It is subdivided into nine communes, each centred at one of the principal towns: Adjarra, Adjohoun, Aguégués, Akpro-Missérété, Avrankou, Bonou, Dangbo, Porto-Novo and Sèmè-Kpodji.
Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin). In 1999, the previous six departments were each split into two halves, forming the current 12. Each of the six new departments was assigned a capital in 2008.