Avrankou Explained
Avrankou |
Settlement Type: | Commune and city |
Pushpin Map: | Benin |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Benin |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Benin |
Subdivision Type1: | Department |
Subdivision Name1: | Ouémé Department |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 150 |
Population As Of: | 2013 |
Population Total: | 128,050 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 6.55°N 42°W |
Avrankou in French pronounced as /av.ʁɑ̃ŋ.ku/ is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Ouémé Department of south-eastern Benin. The commune covers an area of 150 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 128,050 people.[1] [2]
Avrankou is home to a constituent monarchy, currently led by Latchè Holou Guidimadégbé.[3] [4]
External links
6.55°N 42°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Avrankou . Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin . January 5, 2010 .
- Web site: Communes of Benin. Statoids. January 5, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100102050757/http://statoids.com/ybj.html. 2 January 2010 . live.
- Web site: Fermeture des frontières nigérianes:Le roi d’Avrankou dénonce un complot . 2022-08-29 . acotonou.com . 2022-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220705211030/http://news.acotonou.com/h/120981.html . live .
- Web site: 2019-09-18 . Les rois du Bénin interpellent des « mains invisibles derrière cette manœuvre » . 2022-08-29 . Les 4 VERITES . fr-FR . 2022-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711131546/https://www.les4verites.bj/les-rois-du-benin-interpellent-des-mains-invisibles-derriere-cette-manoeuvre-2/ . live .