Kandi I is an
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' ...
of the
Alibori Department
Alibori is the largest and northernmost department (French: ''département'') of Benin. Externally the department borders the countries of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Nigeria, and internally the departments of Atakora and Borgou. The department of ...
of northeastern
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
Kandi and forms part of the area of the city itself. 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 8,172.
Institut National de la Statistique Benin
accessed b
Geohive
, accessed January 8, 2010
References
{{Alibori Department
Arrondissements of Benin