Lokossa Explained

Lokossa
Settlement Type:Commune and city
Pushpin Map:Benin
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Benin
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Benin
Subdivision Type1:Department
Subdivision Name1:Mono Department
Area Total Km2:260
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:106081
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:6.6333°N 44°W
Elevation M:64

Lokossa in French pronounced as /lɔ.kɔ.sa/ is an arrondissement, commune, and the capital city of Mono Department in Benin. The name Lokossa translates into English as "underneath the iroko tree".

The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 77,065 people.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Gazetteer . https://archive.today/20130111114716/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-35&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan . January 11, 2013 . dead .
  2. Web site: Lokossa. Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. January 5, 2010.
  3. Web site: Communes of Benin . Statoids . January 5, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324053222/http://www.statoids.com/ybj.html . March 24, 2012 .