Departments of Benin
Departments of Benin Département du Bénin ( National government | |
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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
- Communes of Benin
- Arrondissements of Benin
- ISO 3166-2:BJ, the ISO codes for the departments of Benin.
References
- ^ Communiqué du Conseil des Ministres du 22 Juin 2016 | Portail Officiel du Gouvernement Béninois Archived 2019-01-25 at the Wayback Machine. Gouv.bj (22 June 2016). Retrieved on 2017-01-02.
- ^ Bénin : liste des 12 nouveaux préfets et des chefs-lieux de départements Archived 2016-11-20 at the Wayback Machine. Lanouvelletribune.info. Retrieved on 2017-01-02.
- ^ Benin. Geohive.com. Retrieved on 2017-01-02.
External links
- "Departments of Benin". Statoids.
- (in French) http://www.ambassade-benin.org/article20.html
- (in French) Projections De La Population Du Benin Par Departement