Sinendé
Sinendé is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Borgou Department of central 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 .... The commune covers an area of 2289 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 91,672 people. References Communes of Benin Populated places in Benin {{Benin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |
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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]   |