N'Dali is a city and
arrondissement in the north of
Benin, and the capital of the Commune of N'Dali in the
Borgou Department. The commune covers an area of 3748 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 113,604 people.
In 2008 there were an estimated 16,941 people living in the main town of N'Dali.
Geography
It lies on the main north-south highway, approximately 60 km north of
Parakou, and is the location of a customs stop where all north/south commercial traffic on the RNIE-2 and RNIE-6 must stop for a customs check. The
Sota River
The Sota is a river of northern Benin flowing through the departments of Borgou and Alibori. It is a tributary of the Niger River and the Tassiné River is one of its tributaries. The river is approximately 250 km in length and covers a basin ...
begins near N'Dali and flows north-north-east until it reaches the
Niger River at
Malanville
Malanville is a city, arrondissement and commune in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin, located across the River Niger from Niger. It is known as a centre of cross-border trade and has a major market. Malanville is also a centre for rice ...
.
It is also the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Dali.
References
Communes of Benin
Populated places in Benin
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