Ouinhi is a town,
arrondissement
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissem ...
, and
commune in the
Zou Department of south-western
Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. 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 po ...
. The commune covers an area of 483 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 59,381 people.
It is bounded on the north-west by the commune of
Zagnanado, south-west by the commune of
Zogbodomey, south by the commune of
Bonou and east by the commune of
Adja-Ouèrè. The commune is divided into arrondissements which include
Dasso, Ouinhi, and
Tohu, comprising 28 villages.
The arrondissements of Ouinhi and Dasso were struck hard by the
2008 Benin floods in July 2008, tearing down mud and straw homes and infrastructure and polluting rivers.
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Communes of Benin
Arrondissements of Benin
Populated places in the Zou Department
Communes in Yorubaland
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