Departments of Benin
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Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin). In 1999, the previous six departments were each split into two halves, forming the current 12. Each of the six new departments was assigned a capital in 2008.
| Map key | Department | Capital[1] | Population (2013) | Area (km2)[3] | Population density
(per km2 in 2013) |
Former Department |
Region | Sub-Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alibori | Kandi | 868,046 | 26,242 | 33.1 | Borgou | North | North East |
| 1 | Atakora | Natitingou | 769,337 | 20,499 | 37.5 | Atakora | North | North West |
| 10 | Atlantique | Allada | 1,396,548 | 3,233 | 432 | Atlantique | South | South Centre |
| 4 | Borgou | Parakou | 1,202,095 | 25,856 | 46.5 | Borgou | North | North East |
| 5 | Collines | Dassa-Zoumé | 716,558 | 13,931 | 51.4 | Zou | South | South Centre |
| 6 | Kouffo | Aplahoué | 741,895 | 2,404 | 308.6 | Mono | South | South West |
| 3 | Donga | Djougou | 542,605 | 11,126 | 48.8 | Atakora | North | North West |
| 11 | Littoral | Cotonou | 678,874 | 79 | 8,593.3 | Atlantique | South | South Centre |
| 9 | Mono | Lokossa | 495,307 | 1,605 | 308.6 | Mono | South | South West |
| 12 | Ouémé | Porto-Novo | 1,096,850 | 1,281 | 856.2 | Ouémé | South | South East |
| 8 | Plateau | Pobè | 624,146 | 3,264 | 191.2 | Ouémé | South | South East |
| 7 | Zou | Abomey | 851,623 | 5,243 | 162.4 | Zou | South | South Centre |
See also
- Arrondissements of Benin
- ISO 3166-2:BJ, the ISO codes for the departments of Benin
References
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- ↑ Communiqué du Conseil des Ministres du 22 Juin 2016 | Portail Officiel du Gouvernement Béninois Template:Webarchive. Gouv.bj (22 June 2016). Retrieved on 2017-01-02.
- ↑ Bénin : liste des 12 nouveaux préfets et des chefs-lieux de départements Template:Webarchive. Lanouvelletribune.info. Retrieved on 2017-01-02.
- ↑ Benin Template:Webarchive. Geohive.com. Retrieved on 2017-01-02.
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External links
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- Template:In lang http://www.ambassade-benin.org/article20.html
- Template:In lang Projections De La Population Du Benin Par Departement
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