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Porto-Novo

Western Africa

Porto-Novo is the official capital and second-largest city of Benin, on an inlet of the Gulf of Guinea in the southeast of the country. It became the capital of French Dahomey by 1900 and retained that status after Benin's 1960 independence, while Cotonou serves as the administrative seat of government. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
264,320 1
Area (sq km)
52 1
Founding Year
1730 1
Population Estimate Year
2013 1
Elevation (m)
38 1
Latitude
6.49722 degrees north 1
Longitude
2.605 degrees east 1
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Associated With

Benin, Countries
Source Porto-Novo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Benin, Countries
Source Porto-Novo (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Germaine Acogny

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Sources
1. Porto-Novo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Porto-Novo is the capital and second-largest city of Benin
  • Infobox, Population figure
    264,320
  • Lead section
    The commune covers an area of 52 square kilometres (20 sq mi) and as of 2013 had a population of 264,320 people.
  • Infobox, Area
    52 square kilometres (20 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    38 m (125 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    6°29′50″N 2°36′18″E / 6.49722°N 2.60500°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    6°29′50″N 2°36′18″E / 6.49722°N 2.60500°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    1730
  • Associated With: Benin, Infobox, Country
    Benin
  • In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Porto-Novo
Wikidata Q3799, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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