Aguégués
Aguégués is a town and commune in the Ouémé Department of south-eastern Benin. The commune covers an area of 52 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 26,650 people.
Aguégués is a lakeside community made up of submersible earth islands in the lower part of the Ouémé River. It extends for 103 kilometres. Every year from the period of July to November, the entire community is flooded and becomes a lakeside.
Aguégués has a population of 44,562 inhabitants (according to the 4th RGPH) and currently managed by GANDONOU Marc has 23 villages in the 3 districts of Avagbodji, Houédomè and Zoungamè. It is bounded to the north by the municipalities of Dangbo and Akpro-Missérété, to the south by Lake Nokoué and the municipality of Sèmè-Podji, to the east by the lagoon of Porto-Novo and the city of Porto-Novo and to the west by Lake Nokoué, but from its strategic point of view, it is located on the swamp lagoons, lake and river routes that connect the country's two largest metropolises: Porto-Novo (Benin's political capital) and Cotonou, economic capital. It is 6 km from the first and 15 km from the second. The same lagoon chain continues continuously eastward to Badagry and Lagos in Nigeria. As a result, "Aguégués" is a mandatory passage for most lagoon and river traffic (on the Ouémé River) between the Porto-Novo lagoon and Lake Nokoué in Cotonou.
Aguégués is a lakeside community made up of submersible earth islands in the lower part of the Ouémé River. It extends for 103 kilometres. Every year from the period of July to November, the entire community is flooded and becomes a lakeside.
Aguégués has a population of 44,562 inhabitants (according to the 4th RGPH) and currently managed by GANDONOU Marc has 23 villages in the 3 districts of Avagbodji, Houédomè and Zoungamè. It is bounded to the north by the municipalities of Dangbo and Akpro-Missérété, to the south by Lake Nokoué and the municipality of Sèmè-Podji, to the east by the lagoon of Porto-Novo and the city of Porto-Novo and to the west by Lake Nokoué, but from its strategic point of view, it is located on the swamp lagoons, lake and river routes that connect the country's two largest metropolises: Porto-Novo (Benin's political capital) and Cotonou, economic capital. It is 6 km from the first and 15 km from the second. The same lagoon chain continues continuously eastward to Badagry and Lagos in Nigeria. As a result, "Aguégués" is a mandatory passage for most lagoon and river traffic (on the Ouémé River) between the Porto-Novo lagoon and Lake Nokoué in Cotonou.
Map - Aguégués
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Country - Benin
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From the 17th to the 19th century, political entities in the area included the Kingdom of Dahomey, the city-state of Porto-Novo, and other states to the north. This region was referred to as the Slave Coast from the early 17th century due to the high number of people who were sold and trafficked during the Atlantic slave trade to the New World. France took over the territory in 1894, incorporating it into French West Africa as French Dahomey. In 1960, Dahomey gained full independence from France. As a sovereign state, Benin has had democratic governments, military coups, and military governments. A self-described Marxist–Leninist state called the People's Republic of Benin existed between 1975 and 1990. In 1991, it was replaced by the multi-party Republic of Benin.
Currency / Language
ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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XOF | West African CFA franc | Fr | 0 |
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FR | French language |