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]