Golo-Djigbé Explained

Official Name:Golo-Djigbé
Settlement Type:Arrondissement and town
Pushpin Map:Benin
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Benin
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Atlantique Department
Subdivision Type2:Commune
Subdivision Name2:Abomey-Calavi
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:28103
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:6.5403°N 2.3253°W

Golo-Djigbé is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey-Calavi. The population is 28,103 in 2013.[1]

Transport

The district is planned to be the site for the proposed new Golo-Djigbé International Airport, which had been scheduled for delivery in December 2020.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. INSAE, (RGPH-4, 2013), Effectifs de la population des villages et quartiers de ville du Bénin, Benin, 2015, p.15
  2. Mairie d'Abomey Calavi, Lancement officiel des travaux préparatoires de la construction de l'aéroport international de Golo-Djigbé, mairie-abomey-calavi.bj, Benin, March 12, 2017
  3. Josaphat, Bénin – aéroport de Golo-Djigbé: les chefs quartiers dans la « sauce », beninwebtv.com, Benin, February 16, 2018
  4. Natacha Gorwitz,, Quatre ans, huit chantiers et 2,8 milliards d’euros pour relancer l’économie béninoise, jeuneafrique.com, France, April 26, 2017