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Departments of Benin

Index Departments of Benin

Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin). [1]

34 relations: Abomey, Alibori Department, Allada, Aplahoué, Arrondissements of Benin, Atakora Department, Atlantique Department, Benin, Borgou Department, Collines Department, Communes of Benin, Cotonou, Dassa-Zoumé, Department (country subdivision), Djougou, Donga Department, French language, International Organization for Standardization, ISO 3166-2:BJ, Kandi, Benin, Kouffo Department, Littoral Department, Lokossa, Mono Department, Municipality, Natitingou, Ouémé Department, Parakou, Plateau Department, Pobè, Politics of Benin, Porto-Novo, Unitary state, Zou Department.

Abomey

Abomey is a city in the Zou Department of Benin.

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Alibori Department

Alibori is the largest and northernmost département of Benin.

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Allada

Allada is a town, arrondissement, and commune, located in the Atlantique Department of Benin.

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Aplahoué

Aplahoué is a town and arrondissement located in the Kouffo Department of Benin.

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Arrondissements of Benin

Arrondissements are administrative units of Benin, after departments and communes.

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Atakora Department

Atakora is the northwestern department of Benin, bordering Togo to the west and Burkina Faso to the north.

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Atlantique Department

Atlantique is one of the twelve departments in Benin.

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Benin

Benin (Bénin), officially the Republic of Benin (République du Bénin) and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa.

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Borgou Department

Borgou is one of the twelve departments of Benin.

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Collines Department

Collines is one of the twelve departments of Benin.

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Communes of Benin

The departments of Benin are subdivided into 77 communes, which in turn are divided into arrondissements and finally into villages or city districts.

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Cotonou

Cotonou, is the largest city and economic centre of Benin.

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Dassa-Zoumé

Dassa-Zoumé, often shortened to Dassa, is a city in Benin, on the Cotonou to Parakou railway and the main north-south highway.

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Department (country subdivision)

A department is an administrative or political subdivision in many countries.

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Djougou

Djougou is the largest city in northwestern Benin.

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Donga Department

Donga is one of the twelve departments of Benin.

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French language

French (le français or la langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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International Organization for Standardization

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations.

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ISO 3166-2:BJ

ISO 3166-2:BJ is the entry for Benin in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

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Kandi, Benin

Kandi is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Alibori Department of eastern Benin.

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Kouffo Department

Kouffo is one of the twelve departments of Benin.

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Littoral Department

Littoral is one of the twelve departments of Benin.

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Lokossa

Lokossa is an arrondissement, commune, and the capital city of Mono Department in Benin.

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Mono Department

Mono is one of the twelve departments of Benin.

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Municipality

A municipality is usually a single urban or administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws to which it is subordinate.

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Natitingou

Natitingou is a city and commune in north western Benin.

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Ouémé Department

Ouémé is one of the twelve departments of Benin.

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Parakou

Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, with an estimated population of around 206,667 people, and capital of the Borgou Department.

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Plateau Department

Plateau is one of the twelve departments of Benin.

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Pobè

Pobè is a city and arrondissement located in the Plateau Department of Benin.

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Politics of Benin

The Politics of Benin take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, wherein the President of Benin is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system.

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Porto-Novo

Porto-Novo (also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe) is the capital of Benin, and was the capital of French Dahomey.

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Unitary state

A unitary state is a state governed as a single power in which the central government is ultimately supreme and any administrative divisions (sub-national units) exercise only the powers that the central government chooses to delegate.

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Zou Department

Zou is one of the twelve departments of Benin.

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Department of Benin, Departments of benin, Départments of Benin, Provinces of Benin, Provinces of benin, Regions of Benin.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_Benin

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