Ouaké is a town,

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, and commune in the

Donga Department Donga is one of the twelve departments of Benin; its capital is Djougou, the fourth largest city in the country. The department of Donga was created in 1999 when it was split off from Atakora Department. Donga is subdivided into five communes ...

of western

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. The commune covers an area of 663 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 74,289 people.

Ethnic groups

The Lokpa (or Lukpa) are the predominant ethnic group in Ouake. Ouake is the primary population center for the Lokpa people in

References

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