Hékanmè 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

Atlantique Department Atlantique (, "Atlantic") 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 depa ...

of southern

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 ...

. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Zè. According to the population census conducted by the

Institut National de la Statistique Benin An institute is an organizational 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 ca ...

on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 8,159.Institut National de la Statistique Benin
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References

Populated places in the Atlantique Department Arrondissements of Benin {{AtlantiqueDepartment-geo-stub