Azowlissé Explained

Azowlissé
Other Name:Azaourissè
Settlement Type:Arrondissement and town
Pushpin Map:Benin
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:100
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Benin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Benin
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Ouémé Department
Subdivision Type2:Commune
Subdivision Name2:Adjohoun
Subdivision Type3:Arrondissement
Subdivision Name3:Azowlissé
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:6.667°N 2.492°W

Azowlissé or Azaourissè is a small town and arrondissement located in the commune of Adjohoun in the Ouémé Department of Benin.[1] Agriculture is the main industry of the fertile Ouémé River valley in the area. During the 2008 Benin floods, the area was affected by the flooding of the Ouémé River which affected much of Adjohoun commune.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plan de la commune d'Adjohoun & bâtiments de la Mairie . Commune of Adjohoun . 2015-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150712073802/http://www.everyoneweb.com/ADJOHOUN . 2015-07-12 . dead .
  2. Web site: Benin: River flooding prompts fears of malnutrition, disease. 2008-09-15. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN). 2009-01-11.