Ouinhi

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Ouinhi
Commune and city
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Ouinhi
Location in Benin
Coordinates: 7°20′N2°27′E / 7.333°N 2.450°E / 7.333; 2.450
CountryFlag of Benin.svg  Benin
Department Zou Department
Area
 • Total186 sq mi (483 km2)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total59,381
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Ouinhi [wi.ni] is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Zou Department of south-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 483 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 59,381 people. [1] [2] It is bounded on the north-west by the commune of Zagnanado, south-west by the commune of Zogbodomey, south by the commune of Bonou and east by the commune of Adja-Ouèrè. The commune is divided into arrondissements which include Dasso, Ouinhi, and Tohu, comprising 28 villages. [3]

The arrondissements of Ouinhi and Dasso were struck hard by the 2008 Benin floods in July 2008, tearing down mud and straw homes and infrastructure and polluting rivers. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ouinhi". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ouinhi". www.ouinhi.communedubenin.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
  4. ↑ "BENIN: Half million potential flood victims : WHO". IRIN, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs . Retrieved January 5, 2010.

7°0′N2°27′E / 7.000°N 2.450°E / 7.000; 2.450

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