Adjarra
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Adjarra is a town and commune in Ouémé Department, Benin.The commune covers an area of 112 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 97,424 people. The town is also known as the "City of Drums" (French: Cité des Tambours) for its long tradition of drum making and musical craftsmanship.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Adjarra
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune and city
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Benin
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 200
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Benin
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Benin
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ouémé Department
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Commune
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Adjarra
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Germain WANVOEGBE
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 112
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2013
- Settlement.population_total
- 97424
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 112
- Elevation
- 37
- Image
- Rivière noire à Adjarra au Bénin.jpg
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Adjarra is a town and commune in Ouémé Department, Benin.The commune covers an area of 112 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 97,424 people. The town is also known as the "City of Drums" (French: Cité des Tambours) for its long tradition of drum making and musical craftsmanship.
== Geography == Adjarra is a commune in the Ouémé Department of southeastern Benin. It covers an area of approximately 112 square kilometres, and is bordered to the north by the commune of Avrankou, to the south by Sèmè-Podji, to the west by Porto-Novo, and to the east by the border with Nigeria. The commune is divided into six arrondissements: Adjarra I, Adjarra II, Honvié, Malanhoui, Aglogbè, and Médédjonou, which collectively include 48 villages and urban quarters.
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