N'Dali explained

N’Dali
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:Borgou Department
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:3748
Population As Of:2013
Population Total:113604
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:9.8608°N 2.7181°W

N'Dali in French pronounced as /nda.li/ is a city and arrondissement in the north of Benin, and the capital of the Commune of N'Dali in the Borgou Department. The commune covers an area of 3748 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 113,604 people.[1] [2] In 2008 an estimated 16,941 people living in the main town of N'Dali.

N'Dali, like many areas of Benin, is home to a constituent monarchy.[3]

Geography

It lies on the main north-south highway, approximately 60 km north of Parakou, and is the location of a customs stop where all north/south commercial traffic on the RNIE-2 and RNIE-6 must stop for a customs check. The Sota River begins near N'Dali and flows north-north-east until it reaches the Niger River at Malanville.

It is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of N’Dali.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ndali. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509053105/http://atlasbenin.africa-web.org/Borgou/Ndali.htm. dead. May 9, 2021. Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. January 5, 2010.
  2. Web site: Communes of Benin. Statoids. January 5, 2010.
  3. Web site: 2018-01-21 . Steve Mounié rend viste à Sa Majesté Daari Sounon Swanrou, roi de N’Dali . 2023-06-16 . Banouto . fr.