Departments of Benin

Departments of Benin Départements du Bénin (French)
Category	Unitary state
Location	Republic of Benin
Number	12
Populations	495,307 (Mono) – 1,396,548 (Atlantique)
Areas	80 km2 (31 sq mi) (Littoral) – 26,240 km2 (10,132 sq mi) (Alibori)
Government	Region government, national government
Subdivisions	Commune

Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin). In 1999, the previous six departments were each split into two halves, forming the current 12. Each of the six new departments was assigned a capital in 2008.

Map key	Department	Capital [1] [2]	Population (2013)	Area (km2) [3]	Population density (per km2in 2013)	Former Department	Region	Sub-Region
2	Alibori	Kandi	868,046	26,242	33.1	Borgou	North	North East
1	Atakora	Natitingou	769,337	20,499	37.5	Atakora	North	North West
10	Atlantique	Allada	1,396,548	3,233	432	Atlantique	South	South Centre
4	Borgou	Parakou	1,202,095	25,856	46.5	Borgou	North	North East
5	Collines	Dassa-Zoumé	716,558	13,931	51.4	Zou	South	South Centre
6	Kouffo	Aplahoué	741,895	2,404	308.6	Mono	South	South West
3	Donga	Djougou	542,605	11,126	48.8	Atakora	North	North West
11	Littoral	Cotonou	678,874	79	8,593.3	Atlantique	South	South Centre
9	Mono	Lokossa	495,307	1,605	308.6	Mono	South	South West
12	Ouémé	Porto-Novo	1,096,850	1,281	856.2	Ouémé	South	South East
8	Plateau	Pobè	624,146	3,264	191.2	Ouémé	South	South East
7	Zou	Abomey	851,623	5,243	162.4	Zou	South	South Centre

70km
43miles

12

12 Zou Department
(not found)

11

11 Plateau Department
(not found)

10

10 Ouémé Department
(1,096,850)

9

9 Mono Department
(not found)

8

Littoral
(678,874)

7

7 Kouffo Department
(741,895)

6

Donga Department
(not found)

5

Collines department
(not found)

4

Borgou Department
(not found)

3

3 Atlantique Department
(not found)

2

Atakora Department
(not found)

1

Alibori Department
(867,463)

   

Population Map of the 12 Departments of Benin. (Note: Some Departments have missing population data at wikidata)
Total Benin population (wikidata:Q962) = 14,111,034 (2023)

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1

Alibori Department (population 867,463 in 2013)
wikidata:Q29165

2

Atacora Department (population not found)
wikidata:Q29154

3

Atlantique Department (population not found)
wikidata:Q29147

4

Borgou Department (population not found)
wikidata:Q29136

5

Collines Department (population not found)
wikidata:Q29141

6

Donga Department (population not found)
wikidata:Q29161

7

Couffo Department (population 741,895 in 2013)
wikidata:Q29173

8

Littoral (Benin) (population 678,874 in 2013)
wikidata:Q29158

9

Mono Department (population not found)
wikidata:Q29135

10

Ouémé Department (population 1,096,850 in 2013)
wikidata:Q29169

11

Plateau Department (population not found)
wikidata:Q32108

12

Zou Department (population not found)
wikidata:Q29172

See also

• Arrondissements of Benin
• ISO 3166-2:BJ, the ISO codes for the departments of Benin

References

1. Communiqué du Conseil des Ministres du 22 Juin 2016 | Portail Officiel du Gouvernement Béninois Archived 2019-01-25 at the Wayback Machine . Gouv.bj (22 June 2016). Retrieved on 2017-01-02.
2. Bénin : liste des 12 nouveaux préfets et des chefs-lieux de départements Archived 2016-11-20 at the Wayback Machine . Lanouvelletribune.info. Retrieved on 2017-01-02.
3. Benin Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine . Geohive.com. Retrieved on 2017-01-02.

External links

• "Departments of Benin". Statoids.
• (in French) http://www.ambassade-benin.org/article20.html
• (in French) Projections De La Population Du Benin Par Departement