Datori 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

Atakora Department Atakora is the northwesternmost department of Benin. Externally it borders Togo to the west and Burkina Faso to the north; internally it borders the departments of Alibori, Borgou and Donga. Major towns in the Atakora include Natitingou and Tan ...

of northwestern

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

Cobly Cobly or Kobli is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Atakora Department of north-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 825 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 67,603 people. Geography The town of Cobly is located ...

and lies on the border with

Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...

. 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 9,615.Institut National de la Statistique Benin
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{{Atakora Department Populated places in the Atakora Department Arrondissements of Benin