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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.
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.
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 (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.
In 1730, the Portuguese Eucaristo de Campos named the city "Porto-Novo" because of its resemblance to the city of Porto. [7] [8] It was originally developed as a port for the slave trade. [9] In 1861, the British, who were active in nearby Nigeria, bombarded the city, which persuaded the Kingdom of Porto-Novo to accept French protection in 1863 ...
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.
A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. [2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.
This is a list of Missouri places named after non-US places. In the case of this list, place means any named location that's smaller than a county or equivalent: cities, towns, villages, hamlets, neighborhoods, municipalities, boroughs, townships, civil parishes, localities, Census Designated Places, and some districts.