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Aplahoué
Aplahoué is a town and arrondissement in Benin, and is the capital of the Kouffo Department Kouffo or Couffo is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Kouffo borders the country of Togo and the departments of Mono, Zou and Atlantique. Since 2008, the department's capital has been Aplahoué. The department of Kouffo was created in 199 .... The commune covers an area of 572 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 170,069 people. References Communes of Benin Arrondissements of Benin Populated places in the Kouffo Department {{KouffoDepartment-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouffo Department
Kouffo or Couffo is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Kouffo borders the country of Togo and the departments of Mono, Zou and Atlantique. Since 2008, the department's capital has been Aplahoué. The department of Kouffo was created in 1999 when it was split off from Mono Department. , the total population of the department was 745,328, with 348,574 males and 396,754 females. The proportion of women was 53.20%. The total rural population was 72.20%, while the urban population was 27.80%. The total labour force in the department was 208,974, of which 52.60% were women. The proportion of households with no level of education was 68.60%. Geography Kouffo Department border Zou Department to the north, Atlantique Department to the east, Mono Department to the south, and Togo to the west. The department is characterised by plateaus ranging from above the mean sea level, which are split by valleys running from north to south created by the Sahoua River and Couffo River. Couffo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissements Of Benin
Arrondissements are administrative units of Benin, after departments and communes. In turn they contain villages and may often have several ''quartiers'' or city districts/urban neighborhoods. There are currently 545 arrondissements. The arrondissements, ordered by department and commune, are as follows: Alibori Department Banikoara Banikoara, Founougo, Gomparou, Goumori, Kokey, Kokiborou, Ounet, Sompérékou, Soroko, Toura Gogounou Bagou, Gogounou, Gounarou, Ouara, Sori, Zoungou-Pantrossi Kandi Angaradébou, Bensékou, Donwari, Kandi I, Kandi II, Kandi III, Kassakou, Saah, Sam, Sonsoro Karimama Birni-Lafia, Bogo-Bogo, Karimama, Kompa, Monsey Malanville Garou, Guénè, Malanville, Mandécali, Tomboutou Ségbana Libantè, Liboussou, Lougou, Ségbana, Sokotindji Atakora Department Boukoumbé Boukoumbé, Dipoli, Korontière, Kossoucoingou, Manta, Natta, Tabota Cobly Cobly, Datori, Kountori, Tapoga Kérou Brignamaro, Firou, Kérou, Koabag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes 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. Before independence, the six provinces were subdivided into Cercles, cantons, préfectures and villages or towns.statoids The communes are listed below, by department: __TOC__ Alibori # Banikoara #Gogounou # Kandi # Karimama #Malanville # Segbana Atakora #Boukoumbé # Cobly # Kérou # Kouandé # Matéri # Natitingou # Pehonko # Tanguiéta # Toucountouna Atlantique # Abomey-Calavi # Allada # Kpomassè #Ouidah #Sô-Ava # Toffo # Tori-Bossito # Zè Borgou # Bembèrèkè # Kalalé # N'Dali # Nikki # Parakou # Pèrèrè # Sinendé #Tchaourou Collines #Bantè # Dassa-Zoumè # Glazoué # Ouèssè #Savalou # Savé Donga #Bassila # Copargo # Djougou Rural # Djougou Urban # Ouaké Kouffo #Aplahoué #Djakotomey # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Benin
Benin is divided into 12 departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... (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. See also * Communes of Benin * Arrondissements of Benin * ISO 3166-2:BJ, the ISO codes for the departments of Benin. References External links * * http://www.ambassade-benin.org/article20.html *Projections De La Population Du Benin Par Departement Subdivisions of Benin Benin, Departments Benin 1 Departments, Benin Benin geography-related lists {{Benin-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Benin
The following is a list of cities in Benin according to the 2013 census: List Largest cities #Cotonou - 679,012 #Porto-Novo - 264,320 # Parakou - 255,478 #Abomey - 117,824 #Djougou - 94,773 #Bohicon - 93,744 # Kandi - 56,043 # Natitingou - 53,284 #Ouidah - 47,616 #Lokossa - 47,246 Alphabetical list *Abomey * Abomey-Calavi *Athiémè * Banikoara *Bassila * Bembèrèkè *Bétérou *Bohicon * Bori *Boukoumbé * Comè *Cotonou * Cové *Dassa-Zoumé *Djougou *Dogbo-Tota *Founougo * Ganvie *Godomey * Grand-Popo *Guénè * Kandi * Kérou * Kétou * Kouandé *Lokossa *Malanville * Natitingou * Ndali * Nikki *Ouidah * Parakou * Péhonko *Pobè * Porga * Sakété * Sam *Savalou * Savé *Ségbana * Tanguiéta *Tchaourou * Toura References External links {{Africa in topic, List of cities in Benin, List of cities in Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Countries Of The World
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
