Athiémè | |
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Town and commune | |
 Access to the new bridge (2016) | |
  Athiémè Location in Benin | |
| Coordinates: 6°35′N1°40′E / 6.583°N 1.667°E | |
| Country |  Benin |
| Department | Mono Department |
| Area | |
| • Total | 220 km2 (80 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 56,483 |
Athiémè [a.tje.mɛ] is a town and arrondissement located in the Mono Department of Benin. The commune covers an area of 220 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 56,483 people. [1] [2]
Mono is one of the twelve departments of Benin, with its capital at Lokossa. It is named for the Mono River which forms much of the border with Togo. The northern areas of the department were split off to create the newly formed Kouffo Department in 1999. Mono is subdivided into six communes, each centred at one of the principal towns, namely, Athiémè, Bopa, Comè, Grand-Popo, Houéyogbé and Lokossa. It has an area of 1,396 square kilometres (539 sq mi).
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6°35′N1°40′E / 6.583°N 1.667°E
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