| Kétou | |
| 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: | Plateau Department |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Lucie Ablawa Sessinou, Progressive Union |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 2183 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Population Total: | 156,497 (2013) |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 7.3581°N 2.6075°W |
Kétou in French pronounced as /ke.tu/ is a Yoruba town, arrondissement, and commune located in the Plateau Department of the Republic of Benin (previously called Dahomey). The commune covers an area of 2183 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 156,497 people,[1] [2] making it the 13th largest settlement in Benin.[3]
The current mayor is Lucie Ablawa Sessinou of the Progressive Union.
See main article: Ketu (Benin). Kétou (Ketu) is said to have been founded by Ede, son of Sopasan and grandson of Oduduwa (also known as Odudua, Oòdua and Eleduwa), who ruled the Yoruba kingdom of Ile-Ife (also known as Ife) in present-day Nigeria. The oba (meaning 'king' or 'ruler' in the Yoruba language) is referred to as the Alaketu of Ketu.
Most Gbe speaking people (Ewe, Adja, Fon, and speakers of Phla-Phera languages) trace their origins to Ketou. According to their oral history, Ketou was originally known as Ketume (in the sand). Alternatively, they also refer to Ketou as Amedzorfe (place of human origin). They were displaced by the Yoruba because the Yoruba had larger population and access to horses / cavalry from the north.Ketu North and Ketu South administrative districts in the Volta region of Ghana are named in remembrance of these peoples' origins from Ketou in Benin. The indigenes of these two districts are mainly Ewes.
4 Felix Kuadugah-contributor, History of Ketou