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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] |
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 Coton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
