Abomey-Calavi

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Abomey-Calavi

Total population

650,000

Elevation54 m

Land area650 km²

Coordinates6.45°, 2.35°

Demographic figures from INSAE Benin. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Abomey-Calavi is a city, arrondissement, and commune located in the Atlantique Department of Benin. It is now essentially a suburb of Cotonou and at its closest it begins approximately 18 km from the city centre of Cotonou. The main cities of the commune are Abomey-Calavi itself and Godomey to the south. The commune covers an area of 650 square kilometres and as at the May 2013 Census had a population of 655,965 people. Projected to be the eleventh fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.27% growth.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Isabelle Yacoubou

French basketball player (born 1986)

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Julien Alapini

Beninese teacher, writer, playwright and ethnographer

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Amdivie Kouhounha

Beninois gymnast

Madou

Beninese singer (born 1965)

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Ahlonsou Amoudatou

Beninois politician

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Bernard Toha Wontacien

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Émilienne Houssou

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Rodrigue Ahissou

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Marcel Dandjinou

Beninese footballer (born 1999)

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Éric Azanney

Beninois novelist

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Alain Vigan

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Amour Gbovi

Beninese writer and journalist (1985-)

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Rodolfo Aloko

Beninese footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Atlantique

• Agori
  0.6 mi away
• Aïtchédji
  1.2 mi away
• Tchinangbégbo
  1.4 mi away
• Zopah-Kokpo
  1.6 mi away
• Cité-les-Palmiers
  1.9 mi away
• Zopah-Akassato
  2.4 mi away
• Houèkè-Gbo
  2.5 mi away
• Ganvié
  2.6 mi away · pop. 20,000
• Ahossougbéta
  2.6 mi away
• Houèkè-Honou
  3.1 mi away
• Zoundja
  3.2 mi away
• Akassato Centre
  3.6 mi away

Browse all places in Atlantique →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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