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Kouffo or Couffo is one of the twelve
departments of Benin Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: ''départements''), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin). In 1999, the previous six departments were each split into two halves, forming the current 12. Each of the six new depa ...
. Kouffo borders the country of Togo and the departments of
Mono Mono may refer to: Common meanings * Infectious mononucleosis, "the kissing disease" * Monaural, monophonic sound reproduction, often shortened to mono * Mono-, a numerical prefix representing anything single Music Performers * Mono (Japanese b ...
, Zou and Atlantique. Since 2008, the department's capital has been
Aplahoué Aplahoué is a town and arrondissement in Benin, and is the capital of the Kouffo Department Kouffo or Couffo is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Kouffo borders the country of Togo and the departments of Mono, Zou and Atlantique. Since ...
. The department of Kouffo was created in 1999 when it was split off from Mono Department. , the total population of the department was 745,328, with 348,574 males and 396,754 females. The proportion of women was 53.20%. The total rural population was 72.20%, while the urban population was 27.80%. The total labour force in the department was 208,974, of which 52.60% were women. The proportion of households with no level of education was 68.60%.


Geography

Kouffo Department border Zou Department to the north, Atlantique Department to the east, Mono Department to the south, and Togo to the west. The department is characterised by plateaus ranging from above the mean sea level, which are split by valleys running from north to south created by the Sahoua River and
Couffo River The Couffo or Kouffo is a river of West Africa. It rises in Togo but runs for much of its 125-kilometer course through Benin, draining into Lake Ahémé. It forms part of the Togo–Benin border and also serves as the border between Kouffo and Zo ...
. Couffo river plateaus contains quaternary, tertiary and cretaceous sediments formed with a crystalline basement complex. The layers of sediments have clay-like soil and accumulated iron oxide beneath them. The southern regions of Benin receive two seasons of rainfall from March to July and September to November, while the northern regions of the country receive one season of rainfall from May to September. The country receives an average annual rainfall of around .


Settlements

Aplahoué Aplahoué is a town and arrondissement in Benin, and is the capital of the Kouffo Department Kouffo or Couffo is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Kouffo borders the country of Togo and the departments of Mono, Zou and Atlantique. Since ...
is the departmental capital; other major settlements include
Djakotomey Djakotomey is a town and commune in the Kouffo Department of south-western Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Afri ...
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Dogbo-Tota Dogbo-Tota (or Dogbo) is a city located in the Kouffo Department of 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 ...
,
Klouékanmè Klouékanmè is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Kouffo Department of south-western Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a c ...
, Lalo and
Toviklin Toviklin is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Kouffo Department of south-western Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a count ...
.


Demographics

According to Benin's 2013 census, the total population of the department was 745,328, with 348,574 males and 396,754 females. The proportion of women was 53.20%. The total rural population was 72.20%, while the urban population was 27.80%. The proportion of women of childbearing age (15 to 49 years old) was 24.30%. The foreign population was 2,167, representing 0.30% of the total population in the department. The
labour force participation rate Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the referen ...
among foreigners aged 15–64 years was 43.00%. The proportion of women among the foreign population constituted 62.50%. The number of households in the department was 140,444 and the average household size was 5.3. The intercensal growth rate of the population was 3.20%. Among women, the average age at first marriage was 21.4 and the average age at maternity was 29. The synthetic index of fertility of women was 5.4. The average number of families in a house was 1.3 and the average number of persons per room was 2.0. The total labour force in the department was 208,974, of which 52.60% were women. The proportion of households with no level of education was 68.60% and the proportion of households with children attending school was 60.20%. The crude birth rate was 40.1, the general rate of fertility was 165.30 and the gross reproduction rate was 2.70. The main ethnolinguistic groups in the department are the Fon,
Aja Aja or AJA may refer to: Acronyms *AJ Auxerre, a French football club *Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport's IATA airport code *Al Jazeera America, an American news channel *American Jewish Archives *''American Journal of Archaeology'' *, a Germa ...
, Mina, Kotafon, Ayizo, and Saxwe.


Administrative divisions

The
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
of Kouffo was created in 1999 when it was split off from Mono Department. Its capital is
Aplahoué Aplahoué is a town and arrondissement in Benin, and is the capital of the Kouffo Department Kouffo or Couffo is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Kouffo borders the country of Togo and the departments of Mono, Zou and Atlantique. Since ...
. Kouffo is subdivided into six communes, each centered at one of the principal towns:
Aplahoué Aplahoué is a town and arrondissement in Benin, and is the capital of the Kouffo Department Kouffo or Couffo is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Kouffo borders the country of Togo and the departments of Mono, Zou and Atlantique. Since ...
,
Djakotomey Djakotomey is a town and commune in the Kouffo Department of south-western Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Afri ...
,
Klouékanmè Klouékanmè is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Kouffo Department of south-western Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a c ...
, Lalo,
Toviklin Toviklin is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Kouffo Department of south-western Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a count ...
and
Dogbo-Tota Dogbo-Tota (or Dogbo) is a city located in the Kouffo Department of 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 ...
. Benin originally had six administrative regions (''départements''), which have now been bifurcated to make 12. Each of the deconcentrated administrative services (''directions départementales'') of the sectoral ministries takes care of two administrative regions. A law passed in 1999 transformed the ''sous-prefectures'', the lowest level of territorial administration, into local governments. Municipalities and communal councils have elected representatives who manage the administration of the regions. The latest elections of the municipal and communal councils were held in June 2015.


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{{Authority control Departments of Benin States and territories established in 1999 1999 establishments in Benin