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N’Dali
N'Dali is a city and arrondissement in the north of Benin, and the capital of the Commune of N'Dali in the Borgou Department. The commune covers an area of 3748 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 113,604 people. In 2008 there were an estimated 16,941 people living in the main town of N'Dali. Geography It lies on the main north-south highway, approximately 60 km north of Parakou, and is the location of a customs stop where all north/south commercial traffic on the RNIE-2 and RNIE-6 must stop for a customs check. The Sota River begins near N'Dali and flows north-north-east until it reaches the Niger River at Malanville. It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Dali The Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Dali ( la, Dioecesis Ndaliensis) is a diocese located in the city of N’Dali in the Ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin. History * December 22, 1999: Established as Diocese of N’Dali from the Metropoli .... References Commune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of N’Dali
The Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Dali ( la, Dioecesis Ndaliensis) is a diocese located in the city of N’Dali in the Ecclesiastical province of Parakou in Benin. History * December 22, 1999: Established as Diocese of N’Dali from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Parakou Leadership * Bishop of N’Dali (Roman rite) ** Bishop Martin Adjou Moumouni (since 1999.12.22) See also * Roman Catholicism in Benin The Catholic Church in Benin is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. There are an estimated 1.5 million baptised Catholics in the Republic of Benin, or about 23% of the population, in ten di ... References External links GCatholic.org Roman Catholic dioceses in Benin Christian organizations established in 1999 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century N'Dali, Roman Catholic Diocese of 1999 establishments in Benin {{Benin-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgou Department
Borgou is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Borgou borders the country of Nigeria and the departments of Alibori, Atakora, Collines and Donga. The capital of Borgou is Parakou. The department of Borgou was bifurcated in 1999, with its northern territory transferred to the newly created Alibori Department. According to the 2013 census, the total population of the department was 1,214,249, with 607,013 males and 607,236 females. The proportion of women was 50.00%. The total rural population was 56.40%, while the urban population was 43.60%. The total labour force in the department was 271,652, of which 25.20% were women. The proportion of households with no level of education was 64.30%. Geography Borgou borders Alibori Department to the north, Nigeria to the east, Collines Department to the south, and Donga Department and Atakora Department to the west. Geographically, the department is part of the larger Borgou region artificially dissected by the Benin-Nigeria borde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Benin
The departments of Benin are subdivided into 77 communes, which in turn are divided into arrondissements and finally into villages or city districts. Prior to 1999 provinces were broken down into 84 districts, titled either urban or rural. Before independence, the six provinces were subdivided into Cercles, cantons, préfectures and villages or towns.statoids The communes are listed below, by department: __TOC__ Alibori #Banikoara #Gogounou # Kandi # Karimama #Malanville # Segbana Atakora # Boukoumbé # Cobly # Kérou #Kouandé #Matéri #Natitingou # Pehonko #Tanguiéta #Toucountouna Atlantique #Abomey-Calavi #Allada # Kpomassè #Ouidah # Sô-Ava #Toffo #Tori-Bossito # Zè Borgou # Bembèrèkè # Kalalé #N'Dali #Nikki #Parakou #Pèrèrè #Sinendé #Tchaourou Collines # Bantè # Dassa-Zoumè # Glazoué #Ouèssè #Savalou # Savé Donga #Bassila #Copargo #Djougou Rural # Djougou Urban #Ouaké Kouffo #Aplahoué Aplahoué is a town and arrondis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Benin
The following is a list of cities in Benin according to the 2013 census: List Largest cities # Cotonou - 679,012 #Porto-Novo - 264,320 #Parakou - 255,478 #Abomey - 117,824 #Djougou - 94,773 #Bohicon - 93,744 # Kandi - 56,043 #Natitingou - 53,284 #Ouidah - 47,616 #Lokossa - 47,246 Alphabetical list *Abomey *Abomey-Calavi *Athiémè *Banikoara *Bassila * Bembèrèkè *Bétérou *Bohicon * Bori * Boukoumbé *Comè * Cotonou *Cové *Dassa-Zoumé *Djougou *Dogbo-Tota *Founougo *Ganvie *Godomey *Grand-Popo *Guénè * Kandi * Kérou * Kétou *Kouandé *Lokossa *Malanville *Natitingou * Ndali *Nikki *Ouidah *Parakou * Péhonko * Pobè * Porga *Sakété * Sam *Savalou * Savé *Ségbana *Tanguiéta *Tchaourou *Toura References External links {{Africa in topic, List of cities in Benin, List of cities in Benin Cities A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of Benin
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. See also * Communes of Benin * Arrondissements of Benin * ISO 3166-2:BJ, the ISO ISO is the most common abbreviation for the International Organization for Standardization. ISO or Iso may also refer to: Business and finance * Iso (supermarket), a chain of Danish supermarkets incorporated into the SuperBest chain in 2007 * Iso ... codes for the departments of Benin. References External links * * http://www.ambassade-benin.org/article20.html *Projections De La Population Du Benin Par Departement Subdivisions of Benin Benin, Departments Benin 1 Departments, Benin Benin geography-related lists {{Benin-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Africa Time
West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa. West Africa Time is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+01:00), which aligns it with Central European Time (CET) during winter, and Western European Summer Time (WEST) / British Summer Time (BST) during summer. As most of this time zone is in the tropical region, there is little change in day length throughout the year and therefore daylight saving time is not observed. West Africa Time is the time zone for the following countries: * (as Central European Time) * * * * * * (western side only) * * * (as Central European Time) * * * * (as Central European Time) * Countries west of Benin (except Morocco and Western Sahara) are in the UTC±0 time zone. Civil time in most of those countries is defined with reference to Greenwich Mean Time (now an alias for UTC±0, rather than an independent reference). References See also * Central European Time, an equivalent time zone covering most E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissements Of Benin
Arrondissements are administrative units of Benin, after departments and communes. In turn they contain villages and may often have several ''quartiers'' or city districts/urban neighborhoods. There are currently 545 arrondissements. The arrondissements, ordered by department and commune, are as follows: Alibori Department Banikoara Banikoara, Founougo, Gomparou, Goumori, Kokey, Kokiborou, Ounet, Sompérékou, Soroko, Toura Gogounou Bagou, Gogounou, Gounarou, Ouara, Sori, Zoungou-Pantrossi Kandi Angaradébou, Bensékou, Donwari, Kandi I, Kandi II, Kandi III, Kassakou, Saah, Sam, Sonsoro Karimama Birni-Lafia, Bogo-Bogo, Karimama, Kompa, Monsey Malanville Garou, Guénè, Malanville, Mandécali, Tomboutou Ségbana Libantè, Liboussou, Lougou, Ségbana, Sokotindji Atakora Department Boukoumbé Boukoumbé, Dipoli, Korontière, Kossoucoingou, Manta, Natta, Tabota Cobly Cobly, Datori, Kountori, Tapoga Kérou Brignamaro, Firou, Kérou, Koa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. 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 population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam (27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parakou
Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, with an estimated population of around 206,667 people, and capital of the Borgou Department. Administratively the commune of Parakou makes up one of Benin's 77 communes. Since 2015, its mayor is Souradjou Adamou Karimou. History The city was founded in the 16th century by traders. Economy Parakou lies on the main north-south highway RNIE 2 and at the end of a railway to Cotonou. Markets This has made it an important market town, with major industries including cotton and textiles, peanut oil manufacture and brewing. The town grew initially from revenue generated from passing merchants that took goods from the region across the Sahara and the Mediterranean to Europe.Butler, Stuart (2019) ''Bradt Travel Guide - Benin'', pgs. 177-180 Parakou later became well known in the slave trade. Later traders concentrated on cotton and Parakou remains the hub of the Beninese cotton trade to this day, with considerable interest from Europe. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sota River
The Sota is a river of northern Benin flowing through the departments of Borgou and Alibori. It is a tributary of the Niger River and the Tassiné River is one of its tributaries. The river is approximately 250 km in length and covers a basin area of 13,650 km2. Geography The Sota rises northeast of the town of Ndali in the territory of Benin in Borgou Department. The river runs toward the north-north-east and empties into the Niger River at Malanville. Rainfall The annual precipitation has been recorded at several stations in the basin of the Sota: * Segbana (center-east of the basin, near the Nigerian border): 1177.4 mm spread over 53 days. * Kandi (center-west of the basin): 1055.1 mm, spread over 80 days *Malanville (at the north end of the basin at the confluence with Niger): 919.9 mm in 53 days There is everywhere a large surplus rainfall from July to September (boreal summer), giving rise to violent floods, but the deficit is a severe dry season from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta (or the Oil Rivers), into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The Niger is the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded by the Nile and the Congo River. Its main tributary is the Benue River. Etymology The Niger has different names in the different languages of the region: * Fula: ''Maayo Jaaliba'' * Manding: ''Jeliba'' or ''Joliba'' "great river" * Tuareg: ''Egerew n-Igerewen'' "river of rivers" * Songhay: ''Isa'' "the river" * Zarma: ''Isa Beeri'' "great river" * Hausa: ''Kwara'' *Nupe: ''Èdù'' * Yoruba: ''Ọya'' "named after the Yoruba goddess Ọya, who is believed to embody the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malanville
Malanville is a city, arrondissement and commune in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin, located across the River Niger from Niger. It is known as a centre of cross-border trade and has a major market. Malanville is also a centre for rice-growing. The commune covers an area of 3016 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 168,006 people. History Malanville has an extremely diverse population consisting of a large Muslim community, large Christian community, French speakers and speakers of local languages, as well as several practitioners of local religions. The cuisine is a mixture of African and European. Despite the differences that exist between these groups, they live side by side in peace and share public and private sector responsibilities. Geography Malanville is located in Bénin's northern region, along the Bénin/Niger border, located 733 kilometres from Cotonou. It is connected to the city of Gaya, Niger via a bridge over the Niger River. It resid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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