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Departments of Benin

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Departments of Benin Départements du Bénin (French)

Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Benin
Number	12
Populations	495,307 (Mono) – 1,396,548 (Atlantique)
Areas	80 km² (31 sq mi) (Littoral) – 26,240 km² (10,132 sq mi) (Alibori)
Government	Region government,national government
Subdivisions	Commune

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Benin is divided into 12departments (French:départements), and subdivided into 77communes (seeCommunes 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] ^[2]	Population (2013)	Area (km²)^[3]	Population density (per km²in 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

References

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^Communiqué du Conseil des Ministres du 22 Juin 2016 | Portail Officiel du Gouvernement Béninois Archived 2019-01-25 at theWayback 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 theWayback Machine. Lanouvelletribune.info. Retrieved on 2017-01-02.
^Benin Archived 2016-08-28 at theWayback Machine. Geohive.com. Retrieved on 2017-01-02.

External links

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"Departments of Benin".Statoids.
(in French)http://www.ambassade-benin.org/article20.html
(in French)Projections De La Population Du Benin Par Departement

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