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Cotonou, capital of Littoral

Official · LittoralSeat of government · Benin

Cotonou is the seat of Littoral, a department, and of Benin, a country.

Population
679,012
2025
Population
780000

About Cotonou

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Best of Cotonou

Six questions about Cotonou that nothing published can answer as well as somebody who has been. Nobody has answered them here yet.

  • Where should someone eat?
  • What should they make sure they see?
  • Where do people actually shop?
  • Where does the evening go?
  • Where do you go to get out of the city?
  • What is worth the day, just outside?

Sources

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