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The following is a list of cities in Benin according to the 2013 census: [1] List. Cotonou, largest city in Benin Porto-Novo, capital and second largest city of Benin.
The departments of Benin are subdivided into 77 communes, which in turn are divided into arrondissements and finally into villages or city districts.Prior to 1999 provinces were broken down into 84 districts, titled either urban or rural.
Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements), and subdivided into 77 communes. On the third level are the arrondissements of Benin. Departments
Cotonou (French pronunciation:; Fon: Kútɔ̀nú) [2] is the largest city in Benin.Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
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.
Benin (/ b ɛ ˈ n iː n / ⓘ ben-EEN, / b ɪ ˈ n iː n / bin-EEN; [9] French: Bénin ⓘ), officially the Republic of Benin (French: République du Bénin), is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. [10] It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east.
People by city in Benin (9 C) Populated places in the Plateau Department (30 P) Porto-Novo (4 C, 4 P) Z. Populated places in the Zou Department (79 P)
The northwest region of Benin consists mostly of forested mountains, from which two tributaries of the Niger River, the Mékrou River and the Pendjari River, originate. [2] Mont Sokbaro, widely cited as the highest point of Benin, lies on the border of Donga Department with Togo. The northern regions of Benin receive one season of rainfall from ...