Cotonou is the economic centre of Benin. It is the seat of government, although Porto-Novo is the official capital. The city is cut in two by a canal, the lagoon of Cotonou, dug by the French in 1855.
About Cotonou, Benin in brief
Cotonou is the economic centre of Benin. It is the seat of government, although Porto-Novo is the official capital. The city is cut in two by a canal, the lagoon of Cotonou, dug by the French in 1855. The Ouémé River flows into the Atlantic Ocean at CotonOU. The Autonomous Port of Cote d’Ivoire is one of the largest in West Africa. There are road connections to neighboring countries: Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Niger, and Togo.
In 2012, Citroën sold its first car in the city, a Citroen C3, locally known as the Gulf of Guinea. In December and January, the city is affected by harmattan winds, with the average high temperatures hovering around 30 °C, and average low temperatures at around 25 °C. French is theOfficial language of Benina. Other languages spoken in Cotonu include Fon, Aja and Yoruba.
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