Bassila
Sign in to saveBassila is a town, arrondissement, and commune located in the Donga Department of Benin. The commune covers an area of 5,661 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 130,770 people.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bassila
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
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- 250px
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- Commune location in the Donga Department
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- Benin
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- Location in Benin
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- 240
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- Country
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- 25px Benin
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- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Donga Department
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5661
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2013
- Settlement.population_total
- 130770
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- GMT 0
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +0
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Bassila is a town, arrondissement, and commune located in the Donga Department of Benin. The commune covers an area of 5,661 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 130,770 people.
The RNIE 3 highway of Benin passes through the town of Bassila and the commune. The main ethnic groups in the commune are in the order of significance: Yoruba/Nagot who are the native dwellers, as well as smaller migrant communities of Anii and Tem people otherwise known as 'Kotokoli'. The Nagots historically migrated from Nigeria during a westward Yoruba expansion. The town of Bassila is largely Anii, and is the largest Anii-speaking village. Given that Bassila is located in proximity to the border with Togo, a significant proportion of the population are of Togolese origin (Anii and Kotokoli migrants). Bassila is the second largest arrondissement in Benin by land area.