Cotonou is the seat of government and largest city of Benin. The official city proper population was 679,012 in 2012, though over two million people live in the larger urban area, which continues to expand toward the west; the city lies in the southeast of the country, between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Nokoue.
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1. Cotonou (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory: founding statement
At the beginning of the 19th century, Cotonou (then spelled "Kutonou") was a small fishing village, and is thought to have been formally founded by King Ghezo of Dahomey in 1830.
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The official city proper population was 679,012 in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area.
- In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Cotonou (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 6.366667, longitude 2.416667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 3 m
P2046 (area)
area 79.0 sq km
View the SourceWikidata: Cotonou
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