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Bohicon or Gbohikon is a city in 
A speciality sold in the market is afitin (soy dawa-dawa/soy iru), which is traditionally and somewhat famously in Benin made by women in the region. It is a protein-rich fermented food widely used in West Africa as a seasoning.
Bohicon is one of the 77 official Communes of Benin. The city is located 9 kilometres from Abomey but the commune is divided into arrondissements:
* Bohicon 1
* Bohicon 2
* Sdohomé
* Saclo
* Passangon
* Ouassaho
* Lissezoun
* Gnidjazoun
* Avogbana
* Agongointo
*Lycée Technique de Bohicon (LYTEB)
*Collège Monseigneur Steinmetz
*Bohicon Railway Station
*Parc Archeologique d'Agongointo
Bohicon
{{Authority control Communes of Benin Arrondissements of Benin Populated places in the Zou Department
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 nort ...
, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east of the city on the railway
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...
line from Cotonou to Parakou and on Benin's main highway RNIE 2 which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 149,271 people.
A speciality sold in the market is afitin (soy dawa-dawa/soy iru), which is traditionally and somewhat famously in Benin made by women in the region. It is a protein-rich fermented food widely used in West Africa as a seasoning.
Climate
Bohicon has a rather drytropical savanna climate
Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry winter) and ''As'' (for a dry summer). The driest month has less than of ...
( Köppen ''Aw'') with a lengthy though moderate wet season
The wet season (sometimes called the Rainy season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. It is the time of year where the majority of a country's or region's annual precipitation occurs. Generally, the se ...
from March to October and a short dry season
The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The ...
from November to February. The wet season divides into two periods: a hotter first half from March to June and a cooler, foggy second half somewhat influenced by the northern extension of the Benguela Current.
Administration
Bohicon is one of the 77 official Communes of Benin. The city is located 9 kilometres from Abomey but the commune is divided into arrondissements:
* Bohicon 1
* Bohicon 2
* Sdohomé
* Saclo
* Passangon
* Ouassaho
* Lissezoun
* Gnidjazoun
* Avogbana
* Agongointo
Notable landmarks
*Lycée Technique de Bohicon (LYTEB)
*Collège Monseigneur Steinmetz
*Bohicon Railway Station
*Parc Archeologique d'Agongointo
Notable people
* Nicéphore Dieu-Donné Soglo - former President of Benin * Hubert Maga - Born in Parakou but studied in Bohicon. *Abraham Zinzindohoue
Abraham Zinzindohoue (born 1948 in Bohicon) is Beninese lawyer and politician. He was the Minister of Justice of Benin from April 2006 to 2007.
He was President of the Supreme Court of Benin
Supreme may refer to:
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* Supreme (char ...
- former Benin Minister of Justice
* Ben La Desh - Musician from Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...
but born in Bohicon.
*Jonas Lekpa - Famous marabout living in Bohicon.
References
External links
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{{Authority control Communes of Benin Arrondissements of Benin Populated places in the Zou Department