Abomey, also known as Agbome, is the capital of the Zou Department in Benin. As of 2025 the commune of Abomey covers 142 square kilometers and has a population of 96,974. The city houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a group of traditional houses inhabited by the Kings of Dahomey from 1600 to 1900, which UNESCO designated a World Heritage Site in 1985.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Abomey (Wikipedia)
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The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2025, it has a population of 96,974 people.
article header coordinates
7°11′8″N 1°59′17″E
- In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Abomey
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Abomey houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a collection of small traditional houses that were inhabited by the Kings of Dahomey from 1600 to 1900, and which were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.
3. Abomey (Wikidata)
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elevation 221 m
4. GeoNames: Abomey - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2395915
7.18286 1.99119 P PPLA BJ 18 117824 228 Africa/Porto-Novo
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 228 m
View the Source 5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, 1.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.25, 1.75
7.25 1.75 Aw
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