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The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. [12] Benin covers an area of 112,622 km 2 (43,484 sq mi), [13] and its population in 2021 was estimated to be approximately 13 million.
Porto-Novo (Portuguese for 'New Port', Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ˈnovu], French pronunciation: [pɔʁtɔnɔvo]; Yoruba: Àjàṣẹ́; Fon: Xɔ̀gbónù; also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe) is the capital and second-largest city of Benin. The commune covers an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and as of 2002 had a population of ...
Cotonou is the seat of government in Benin, although Porto-Novo is the official capital. History Fort of Cotonou in 1900 ... as well as the major cities of Benin ...
Map of Benin. The following is a ... Cotonou, largest city in Benin Porto-Novo, capital and second largest city of Benin. Parakou Djougou. Largest cities. Cotonou ...
Ouémé is one of the twelve departments of Benin, containing the capital of the country Porto Novo, named for the Ouémé River.It is subdivided into nine communes, each centred at one of the principal towns: Adjarra, Adjohoun, Aguégués, Akpro-Missérété, Avrankou, Bonou, Dangbo, Porto-Novo and Sèmè-Kpodji.
Benin – country in West Africa. [1] It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north; its short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin. Its capital is Porto Novo, but the seat of government is Cotonou. Benin was known as Dahomey until 1975.
Benin City is the capital and largest city of Edo State, southern Nigeria. [3] It is the fourth-largest city in Nigeria according to the 2006 census, after Lagos, ...
Benin is divided into 12 departments (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.