Benin

Administrative units

département commune	capital	area (sq.km.)	population 1992-02-15 census	population 2002-02-15 census	population 2006 estimate
source: INSAE, Benin.
Département de l'Alibori	Kandi	26,303	355,950	521,093	619,895
Banikoara		4,383	104,038	152,028	180,853
Gogounou		4,910	50,045	80,013	95,185
Kandi		3,421	73,138	95,206	113,256
Karimama		6,102	29,071	39,579	47,083
Malanville		3,016	67,387	101,628	120,900
Ségbana		4,471	32,271	52,639	62,619
Département de l'Atacora	Natitingou	23,847	400,613	549,417	634,574
Boukoumbè		1,036	58,196	60,568	69,954
Cobly		825	38,382	46,660	53,889
Kérou		3,745	42,491	62,632	72,342
Kouandé		4,500	50,379	80,261	92,704
Matéri		1,740	58,516	83,721	96,692
Natitingou		3,045	57,153	75,620	87,341
Pehunco		1,900	33,833	55,082	63,622
Tanguiéta		5,456	40,430	54,719	63,201
Toucountouna		1,600	21,233	30,154	34,827
Département de l'Atlantique	Ouidah	3,239	529,546	801,683	982,345
Abomey-Calavi		650	126,507	307,745	376,714
Allada		381	77,107	91,778	112,342
Kpomassè		305	50,059	57,190	70,010
Ouidah		364	64,433	76,555	93,709
Sô-Ava		218	59,148	76,315	93,424
Toffo		515	60,028	74,717	91,459
Tori-Bossito		263	37,167	44,569	54,558
Zè		543	55,097	72,814	89,130
Département de Borgou	Parakou	25,310	471,975	724,171	861,863
Bembèrèkè		348	59,809	94,580	112,564
Kalalè		3,586	62,805	100,026	119,045
N'Dali		3,748	45,334	67,379	80,189
Nikki		3,171	66,164	99,251	118,122
Parakou		441	103,577	149,819	178,304
Perere		2,017	27,135	42,891	51,046
Sinendé		2,289	40,769	63,373	75,422
Tchaourou		7,256	66,382	106,852	127,169
Département de Collines	Savalou	13,858	340,284	535,923	625,653
Bantè		2,695	46,699	82,129	95,881
Dassa-Zoumè		1,711	64,065	93,967	109,692
Glazoué		1,350	59,405	90,475	105,616
Ouessè		3,200	52,071	96,850	113,080
Savalou		2,674	72,641	104,749	122,275
Savè		2,228	45,403	67,753	79,109
Département du Couffo	Dogbo	2,404	395,132	524,586	621,828
Aplahoué		572	77,491	116,988	138,686
Djakotome		325	71,502	96,732	114,667
Dogbo		475	63,722	76,947	91,226
Klouékanmè		250	69,465	93,324	110,610
Lalo		432	62,147	79,685	94,452
Toviklin		120	58,805	60,910	72,186
Département de Donga	Djougou	11,166	248,695	350,062	400,159
Bassila		5,661	46,416	71,511	81,745
Copargo		876	35,665	50,820	58,093
Djougou		3,966	134,099	181,895	207,926
Ouaké		663	32,515	45,836	52,395
Département du Littoral	Cotonou	79	536,827	665,100	719,912
Cotonou		79	536,827	665,100	719,912
Département du Mono	Lokossa	1,587	281,245	360,037	403,020
Athiémè		220	32,995	39,481	44,195
Bopa		365	61,312	70,268	78,655
Comè		163	42,232	58,396	65,369
Grand-Popo		289	33,079	40,335	45,146
Houéyogbé		290	57,367	74,492	83,381
Lokossa		260	54,260	77,065	86,275
Département de l'Ouémé	Porto-Novo	1,676	568,898	730,772	836,425
Adjara		112	46,427	60,112	68,804
Adjohoun		308	51,301	56,455	64,616
Aguegues		52	21,333	26,650	30,499
Akpro-Missérété		79	52,885	72,652	83,159
Avrankou		150	68,503	80,402	92,029
Bonou		275	24,733	29,656	33,944
Dangbo		340	59,562	66,055	75,604
Porto-Novo		110	179,138	223,552	255,878
Sèmè-Kpodji		250	65,016	115,238	131,893
Département du Plateau	Sakété	3,807	307,676	407,116	461,714
Adja-Ouèrè		550	59,401	81,497	92,430
Ifangni		242	67,021	71,606	81,204
Kétou		2,183	63,079	100,499	113,988
Pobè		400	54,181	82,910	94,034
Sakété		432	63,994	70,604	80,057
Département du Zou	Abomey	5,667	478,714	599,954	673,520
Abomey		142	66,595	78,341	87,941
Agbangnizoun		244	48,166	55,001	61,743
Bohicon		139	81,890	113,091	126,961
Covè		525	31,431	34,442	38,667
Djidja		2,184	57,368	84,590	94,967
Ouinhi		483	30,036	38,319	43,025
Za-Kpota		600	70,226	87,076	97,733
Zagnanado		750	34,363	36,756	41,270
Zogbodomey		600	58,639	72,338	81,212
total		118,943	4,915,555	6,769,914	7,840,908

Main cities

name	population 1992-02-15 census	population 2002-02-15 census
Cotonou	536,827	665,100
Abomey-Calavi	126,507	307,745
Porto-Novo	179,138	223,552
Djougou	134,099	181,895
Banikoara	104,038	152,028
Parakou	103,577	149,819
Aplahoué	77,491	116,988
Sèmè-Kpodji	65,016	115,238
Bohicon	81,890	113,091
Tchaourou	66,382	106,852
Savalou	72,641	104,749
Malanville	67,387	101,628
Ketou	63,079	100,499
Kalalé	62,805	100,026
source: INSAE, Benin.

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