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Abomey-Calavi
Abomey-Calavi is a city, arrondissement, and commune located in the Atlantique Department of Benin. It is now essentially a suburb of Cotonou and at its closest it begins approximately 18 km from the city centre of Cotonou. The main cities of the commune are Abomey-Calavi itself and Godomey to the south. The commune covers an area of 650 square kilometres and as at the May 2013 Census had a population of 655,965 people. Projected to be the eleventh fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.27% growth. The city is home to a constituent monarchy. History The history of Abomey-Calavi is linked to that of Abomey and the Kingdom of Dahomey Abomey-Calavi was founded to be near Cotonou, in order to facilitate trade. Education Its principal university is the University of Abomey-Calavi, founded in 1970. Places of worship Among the places of worship, they are predominantly Christian churches and temples : Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Abomey-Calavi
The University of Abomey-Calavi ''(french: Université d'Abomey-Calavi)'' is the principal public university in the west African country of Benin. The university is located in the city of Abomey-Calavi in the south of the country. The school is composed of 19 institutions and six campuses. The university has a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes offered at a range of locations across the area. It is a member school of the Association of African Universities and Agence universitaire de la Francophonie. History The university was founded in 1970 as the Université du Dahomey. In 1975 the name was changed to Université Nationale du Bénin. In 2001, the university took its current name. Université d'Abomey-CalaviHistorique de L'UAC uac.bj, Benin, Retrieved September 15, 2018 Enrollment at UAC was over 16,000 in 1999, including over 3,300 women. Schools The Université d'Abomey-Calavi is located in Abomey-Calavi Abomey-Calavi is a city, arrondissement, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlantique Department
Atlantique is one of the twelve departments in Benin. The department is located in south-central Benin along the Atlantic coast, between Mono and Kouffo Department in the west, Zou in the north, and Ouémé in the east. The department of Atlantique was bifurcated in 1999 when some of its territories was transferred to the newly formed Littoral Department. , the total population of the department was 1,398,229, with 686,747 males and 711,482 females. The proportion of women was 50.90%. The total rural population was 55.50%, while the urban population was 44.50%. The total labour force in the department was 433,515, of which 43.40% were women. The proportion of households with no level of education was 39.20% and the proportion of households with children attending school was 77.30%. Geography Atlantique Department border Zou Department to the north, Ouémé Department to the east, Littoral Department to the south-east, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and Kouffo Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissements Of Benin
Arrondissements are administrative units of Benin, after departments and communes. In turn they contain villages and may often have several ''quartiers'' or city districts/urban neighborhoods. There are currently 545 arrondissements. The arrondissements, ordered by department and commune, are as follows: Alibori Department Banikoara Banikoara, Founougo, Gomparou, Goumori, Kokey, Kokiborou, Ounet, Sompérékou, Soroko, Toura Gogounou Bagou, Gogounou, Gounarou, Ouara, Sori, Zoungou-Pantrossi Kandi Angaradébou, Bensékou, Donwari, Kandi I, Kandi II, Kandi III, Kassakou, Saah, Sam, Sonsoro Karimama Birni-Lafia, Bogo-Bogo, Karimama, Kompa, Monsey Malanville Garou, Guénè, Malanville, Mandécali, Tomboutou Ségbana Libantè, Liboussou, Lougou, Ségbana, Sokotindji Atakora Department Boukoumbé Boukoumbé, Dipoli, Korontière, Kossoucoingou, Manta, Natta, Tabota Cobly Cobly, Datori, Kountori, Tapoga Kérou Brignamaro, Firou, Kérou, Koabag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godomey
Godomey is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey-Calavi. 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 March 11, 2013, the arrondissement had a total population of 253,262. accessed b Geohive accessed 19 January, 2011 References {{Atla ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Before independence, the six provinces were subdivided into Cercles, cantons, préfectures and villages or towns.statoids The communes are listed below, by department: __TOC__ Alibori # Banikoara #Gogounou # Kandi # Karimama #Malanville # Segbana Atakora #Boukoumbé # Cobly # Kérou # Kouandé # Matéri # Natitingou # Pehonko # Tanguiéta # Toucountouna Atlantique # Abomey-Calavi # Allada # Kpomassè #Ouidah #Sô-Ava # Toffo # Tori-Bossito # Zè Borgou # Bembèrèkè # Kalalé # N'Dali # Nikki # Parakou # Pèrèrè # Sinendé #Tchaourou Collines #Bantè # Dassa-Zoumè # Glazoué # Ouèssè #Savalou # Savé Donga #Bassila # Copargo # Djougou Rural # Djougou Urban # Ouaké Kouffo #Aplahoué #Djakotomey # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Benin
The following is a list of cities in Benin according to the 2013 census: List Largest cities #Cotonou - 679,012 #Porto-Novo - 264,320 # Parakou - 255,478 #Abomey - 117,824 #Djougou - 94,773 #Bohicon - 93,744 # Kandi - 56,043 # Natitingou - 53,284 #Ouidah - 47,616 #Lokossa - 47,246 Alphabetical list *Abomey * Abomey-Calavi *Athiémè * Banikoara *Bassila * Bembèrèkè *Bétérou *Bohicon * Bori *Boukoumbé * Comè *Cotonou * Cové *Dassa-Zoumé *Djougou *Dogbo-Tota *Founougo * Ganvie *Godomey * Grand-Popo *Guénè * Kandi * Kérou * Kétou * Kouandé *Lokossa *Malanville * Natitingou * Ndali * Nikki *Ouidah * Parakou * Péhonko *Pobè * Porga * Sakété * Sam *Savalou * Savé *Ségbana * Tanguiéta *Tchaourou * Toura References External links {{Africa in topic, List of cities in Benin, List of cities in Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abomey
Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population of 90,195 people. Abomey houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a collection of small traditional houses that were inhabited by the Kings of Dahomey from 1600 to 1900, and which were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.Butler, Stuart (2019) ''Bradt Travel Guide - Benin'', pgs. 135-45 History Abomey was founded in the 17th century as the capital of the Kingdom of Dahomey (1600–1904), on the site of the former village of Kana. Traditional legends state that the town was founded by Do-Aklin, a son of the king of Allada who ventured north to found his own kingdom; the name is thought to come from Danhomé, also spelled Danxomé, meaning "belly of Dan", Dan being the original chief of the village. Dahomey expanded rapidly in the 1700s, absorbing many of the surrounding kingdoms, and growing rich from the slave trade. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is the largest international Baptist organization with an estimated 51 million people in 2022 with 246 member bodies in 128 countries and territories. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA accounts for about half the Baptists in the world. It is the 8th largest Christian communion. The BWA was founded in 1905 in London during an international congress of Baptist churches. Its headquarters are in Falls Church, Washington metropolitan area, Virginia, United States. It is led by General Secretary and CEO Elijah M. Brown and by President Tomás Mackey. History The roots of the Baptist World Alliance can be traced back to the seventeenth century when Baptist leader Thomas Grantham proposed the concept of a congregation of all Christians in the world that are "baptised according to the appointment of Christ." Similar proposals were put forward later such as the call of John Rippon in 1790 for a world meeting of Baptists "to consult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fetishism
A fetish (derived from the French , which comes from the Portuguese , and this in turn from Latin , 'artificial' and , 'to make') is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular, a human-made object that has power over others. Essentially, fetishism is the attribution of inherent value, or powers, to an object. Historiography The term ''fetish'' has evolved from an idiom used to describe a type of object created in the interaction between European travelers and Africans in the early modern period to an analytical term that played a central role in the perception and study of non-Western art in general and African art in particular to increase the evil in the world. William Pietz, who, in 1994, conducted an extensive ethno-historical study of the fetish, argues that the term originated in the coast of West Africa during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Pietz distinguishes between, on the one hand, actual African objects that may be called fetishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganvie
Ganvie is a lake village in Benin, Africa, lying in Lake Nokoué, near Cotonou. With a population of around 20,000 people, it is probably the largest lake village in Africa and is very popular with tourists. The village was created in the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries by the Tofinu people who took to the lake to avoid Fon warriors who were taking people hostage to sell them to European enslavers. Making the shallow waters and islands of Lake Nokoue a haven, the Ganvie villagers are often referred to as "water men" and the area itself is often called the "Venice of Africa." Originally based on farming, the village's main industries other than tourism are now fishing and fish farming. The only means of transportation to and from the village is through wooden boats. The village was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on October 31, 1996 in the Cultural category. Gallery File:Ganvié au fil de l'eau (2).webm, Boating through Ganvie Image:ganvie1.jpg, House Ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West African Vodun
Vodun (meaning ''spirit'' in the Fon, Gun and Ewe languages, with a nasal high-tone ''u''; also spelled Vodon, Vodoun, Vodou, Vudu, Voudou, Voodoo, etc.) is a religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria. Elements of the West African religion survived slavery and evolved into the current forms of religions with similar names that are found in the New World among the African diaspora in the Americas, such as Haitian ''Vodou''; Louisiana ''Voodoo''; Cuban ''Vodú''; Dominican ''Vudú'', Venezuelan Yuyu, and Brazilian ''Vodum'' ( Candomblé Jejé and Tambor de Mina). Theology and practice Vodun cosmology centers around the ''vodun'' spirits and other elements of divine essence that govern the Earth, a hierarchy that range in power from major deities governing the forces of nature and human society to the spirits of individual streams, trees, and rocks, as well as dozens of ethnic vodun, defenders of a certain clan, tribe, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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