Akpassi is a town and
arrondissement
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...
in the
Collines Department
Collines is one of the twelve departments of Benin, located in the centre of the country; its name means "''hills''" in French. The department of Collines was created in 1999 when it was split off from Zou Department. In 2016, the city of Dassa-Z ...
of
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 ...
. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of
Bantè. According to the population census conducted by the
Institut National de la Statistique Benin
An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body.
In some countries, institutes can ...
on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 8979.
Institut National de la Statistique Benin
accessed b
Geohive
, accessed 1 November 2011
References
Populated places in the Collines Department
Arrondissements of Benin
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