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Porto-Novo
Porto-Novo
Hogbonou and Adjacé | |
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| Coordinates: 6°28′N 2°36′E / 6.467°N 2.600°E | |
| Country | Benin |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 223,552 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 |
Porto-Novo (also known as Hogbonou and Adjacé) is the capital of the West African country of Benin. The city has a population of 223,552 people [1] Porto-Nova is a port on an inlet of the Gulf of Guinea, in the southeastern part of the country. Porto-Novo is Benin's second largest city. The city of Cotonou is larger and more important, culturally and politically. The region around Porto-Novo produces palm oil, cotton and kapok. Petroleum was found off the coast of the city in the 1990s. It has become an important export of the city.
- ↑ As of a 2002 census
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