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Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique, Benin · Africa
About Abomey-Calavi
Abomey-Calavi sits on the route: 10 minutes from Ganvié.
Abomey-Calavi is in Atlantique, Benin, with about 390,000 people. The nearest town is Ganvié, about 4 km away.
Abomey-Calavi [a.bɔ.mɛ.ka.la.vi] 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 theRead more
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.
The city is home to a constituent monarchy.
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Abomey-Calavi is in Atlantique, Benin, about 4 km from Ganvié.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 385,755
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Benin
- Region
- Atlantique
- Timezone
- Africa/Porto-Novo
- Coordinates
- 6.4485, 2.3557
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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