Bohicon

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Bohicon

Total population

170,000

Elevation143 m

Land area44 km²

Coordinates7.18°, 2.07°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bohicon or Gbɔ̀xikɔn is a city in Benin, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east on the railway line from Cotonou to Parakou, and on Benin's main highway RNIE 2 which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 149,271 people.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin

Beninise politician (1917-2002)

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Abraham Zinzindohoué

Beninese lawyer and politician

A

Arnaud Séka

Beninese footballer

B

Barthélemy Adoukonou

Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture

W

Wassiou Oladipupo

Beninese footballer

J

Jocelyn Ahouéya

Beninese footballer

Christophe Soglo

Beninese politician (1909-1983)

J

Junior Salomon

Beninese footballer

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Nestor Assogba

Roman Catholic archbishop (1929-2017)

O

Oumar Tchomogo

Beninese and French footballer

C

Cyprien Tokoudagba

Beninese artist (1939–2012)

F

Félicien Singbo

Beninese footballer

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Gabriel Lozès

Beninese politician (1917-1986)

Joseph Djogbenou

Beninese law professor and politician

P

Paulin Tomanaga

Beninese politician (1936-2009)

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Seidou Guéro Barazé

Beninese footballer

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

Nearby places in Zou

• Agongointo
  1.1 mi away
• Manaboè
  1.5 mi away
• Fléli
  1.6 mi away
• Sodohomè
  2 mi away
• Vèhou
  2.1 mi away
• Alikpa
  2.1 mi away
• Gnidjazoun
  2.2 mi away
• Saclo-Alikpa
  2.3 mi away
• Saclo
  2.4 mi away
• Ahouadanou
  2.4 mi away
• Lissèzoun Zoungoudo
  2.7 mi away
• Avogbanna
  2.8 mi away

Browse all places in Zou →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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