Outo is an
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 ...
in the
Zou department of
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 ...
. It is an administrative division under the
jurisdiction
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of the
commune of
Djidja
Djidja is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Zou Department of south-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 2184 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 123,542 people.
Geography
Djidja (Djomla) is located 24 kilom ...
. According to the
population census
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conducted by the
Institut National de la Statistique Benin
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In some countries, institutes ca ...
on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 4,243.
Institut National de la Statistique Benin
accessed b
Geohive
accessed 4 June 2012
References
Populated places in the Zou Department
Arrondissements of Benin
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