RNIE or the Route Nationale refers to the
highway
A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ...
system in
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 ...
. National highways include the
RNIE 1,
RNIE 2
RNIE 2 is a national highway of Benin. It is Benin's main north–south highway which runs the entire 785 km down the centre of the country from the Niger River to Cotonou. The RNIE 2 crosses the RNIE 4 at Bohicon east of Abomey.
Cities a ...
,
RNIE 3 (which is located in the west of the country in a north-south direction),
RNIE 4,
RNIE 5,
RNIE 6
RNIE 6 is a RNIE, national highway of Benin located in the east of the country.
Cities and towns
*Nikki, Benin, Nikki
*Pèrèrè
*Parakou
References
Roads in Benin
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and
RNIE 7.
Benin's main north-south highway is the RNIE 2 which runs the entire 785 km from the
Niger River
The Niger River ( ; ) is the main river of West Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent shape through Mali, Nige ...
to
Cotonou
Cotonou (; ) 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 urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies ...
. The RNIE 2 crosses the RNIE 4 at
Bohicon
Bohicon or Gbɔ̀xikɔn is a city in Benin, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east of the city on the railway 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 ...
east of
Abomey
Agbome or Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population of 90,195 people.
Abomey houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a collection of small tr ...
.
References
External links
Explore Benin highways at Maplandia.comRNIE 1 AND RNIE 2 at Cotonou at Maplandia.com
Transport in Benin
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