Amou is a village in western
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 nort ...
. It is located in
Savalou
Savalou is a little kingdom located in the Collines Department of Benin. The commune covers an area of 2,674 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 35,433 people. It is the birthplace of Olympic Beninese hurdler Odile Ahouanwanou
...
commune in the
Collines Department
Collines is one of the twelve departments of Benin, located in the centre of the country; its name means "''hills''" in French. The department of Collines was created in 1999 when it was split off from Zou Department. In 2016, the city of Dassa-Z ...
. Prior to 1999 Amou was part of the former
Zou Province Zou or ZOU may refer to:
Places
*Zou (state), Chinese state that existed during the Zhou Dynasty
*Zou, Ivory Coast, town and sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast
*Zou Department of Benin
*Zou River of Benin
*Zoucheng, formerly Zou County, in Jining, Shan ...
.
Nearby towns and villages include Loukou , Soedji , Adanhoue ,
Abeokouta
Abeokouta is a village in western Benin. It is located in Savalou commune in the Collines Department.
Nearby towns and villages include Doume
Doume is a small town in central Gabon.
Transport
It has a small station on the Trans-Gabon Ra ...
, , Konfouda ,
Akoumokoumo ,
Alekpo , Pepelou ,
Okpedie , and
Kafingbe
Kafingbe is a village in western Benin. It is located in Bantè commune in the Collines Department.
Nearby towns and villages include Amou (7.2 nm), Okpedie (5.1 nm), Aloba (1.4 nm), Gbede (2.2 nm), Sako (3.0 nm), ...
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References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Benin
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