Bohicon or Gbohikon is a city in

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 ...

, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east of the city on the railway line from

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and on Benin's main highway

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which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 149,271 people. Bohicon1

A speciality sold in the market is afitin (soy dawa-dawa/soy iru), which is traditionally and somewhat famously in Benin made by women in the region. It is a protein-rich fermented food widely used in West Africa as a seasoning.

Climate

Bohicon has a rather dry tropical savanna climate (

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''Aw'') with a lengthy though moderate wet season from March to October and a short dry season from November to February. The wet season divides into two periods: a hotter first half from March to June and a cooler, foggy second half somewhat influenced by the northern extension of the Benguela Current.

Administration

Bohicon is one of the 77 official

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. Bef ...

. The city is located 9 kilometres from Abomey but the commune is divided into arrondissements: * Bohicon 1 * Bohicon 2 * Sdohomé * Saclo * Passangon * Ouassaho * Lissezoun * Gnidjazoun * Avogbana *

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Notable landmarks

*Lycée Technique de Bohicon (LYTEB) *Collège Monseigneur Steinmetz *Bohicon Railway Station *Parc Archeologique d'Agongointo Entrance to the Parc Archeologique d'Agongointo

Entrance to the Parc Archeologique d'Agongointo

Notable people

* Nicéphore Dieu-Donné Soglo - former President of Benin * Hubert Maga - Born in

but studied in Bohicon. * Abraham Zinzindohoue - former Benin Minister of Justice * Ben La Desh - Musician from Rotterdam but born in Bohicon. *Jonas Lekpa - Famous marabout living in Bohicon.

References

External links

Bohicon
{{Authority control Communes of Benin Arrondissements of Benin Populated places in the Zou Department