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The name "Cotonou" means "by the river of death" in the Fon language. [5] At the beginning of the 19th century, Cotonou (then spelled "Kutonou") was a small fishing village, and is thought to have been formally founded by King Ghezo of Dahomey in 1830. [5] It grew as a centre for the slave trade, and later palm oil and cotton. [5]
Nigerian Yoruba Community-Cotonou organization formed. [8] 1965 - Port constructed. [2] 1967 - Les Muses theatre troupe formed. [9] 1968 - Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou (musical group) and Société Béninoise de Textiles [2] [10] established in Cotonou. 1970 - Université du Dahomey founded. 1975 - City becomes part of the People's Republic ...
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Cardinal Bernadin Gantin International Airport (formerly known as Cotonou Cadjehoun Airport) (IATA: COO, ICAO: DBBB) is an airport in the Cadjehoun neighborhood of Cotonou, the largest city in Benin, in West Africa. The airport is the largest in the country, and the primary entry point into the country by air, with flights to Africa and Europe.
The BCEAO Tower (abbreviated from Le Banque Centrale des Etates de L'Afrique de L'Ouest) is a high-rise office building in Cotonou, Benin.Inaugurated in 1994, the building stands at 64 m (210 ft) tall with 16 floors and is the current tallest building in Benin.
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Abomey-Calavi [a.bɔ.mɛ.ka.la.vi] is a city, arrondissement, and commune located in the Atlantique Department of Benin.It is now essentially a suburb of Cotonou and at its closest it begins approximately 18 km from the city centre of Cotonou.
It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Cotonou. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 36,219.