Birni is a town and

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissem ...

in the

Atakora Department Atakora (also spelled Atacora, named for the Atakora Mountains) is the northwesternmost department of Benin. Externally it borders Togo to the west and Burkina Faso to the north; internally it borders the departments of Alibori, Borgou and ...

of northwestern

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. 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 po ...

near the border of

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of

Kouandé Kouandé is a town, arrondissement and commune, located in the Atakora Department of Benin.The commune covers an area of 4500 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 112,014 people. The main town had an estimated 7,127 people in 20 ...

. According to the population census conducted by the

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on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 12,559.Institut National de la Statistique Benin
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Environment

The town has waterfalls and mountains close to it. Mangoes are plentiful in the area.Eicher, M. (2014, July 29). Site Announcements! Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://meaghaneicher.wordpress.com/2014/07/29/site-announcements/

Language

The local language is Bariba. 95% speak the local language, and only 5% speak

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Infrastructure

The town has electricity and wells.

Community Development

From June 2014 to September 2016 the

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placed a volunteer there to teach English.Eicher, M. (2014, May 14). About Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://meaghaneicher.wordpress.com/about/ As of November 2014, the closest Peace Corps house/workstation is in the city of

Natitingou Natitingou , informally referred to as Nati , is a city and commune in north western Benin and the capital of Atakora Department. The commune covers an area of 3045 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 104,010 people. Natitingou ...

, 40 km (24.9 mi) away. There is also a Catholic mission.Eicher, M. (2014, October 17). First Days At Post Part 2 Retrieved November 18, 2014, from http://meaghaneicher.wordpress.com/2014/10/17/first-days-at-post-part-2/

References

Populated places in the Atakora Department Arrondissements of Benin {{AtakoraDepartment-geo-stub