Bohicon
Sign in to saveBohicon or Gbɔ̀xikɔn is a city in Benin, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east on the railway line from Cotonou to Parakou, and on Benin's main highway RNIE 2 which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 149,271 people.
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Vinony's link graph records 187 inbound references to Bohicon, and connects out to Covè, Lissèzoun and Benin.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 5 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Arrondissements of Benin, Communes of Benin and Populated places in the Zou Department.
Vinony links it to 26 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bohicon
- Settlement.native_name
- Gbɔ̀xikɔn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune and city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bohiconroad.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 240px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Road leading into Bohicon from the south
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Benin
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 240
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Benin
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Zou Department
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 44
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 149271
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Benin
- Country
- Benin
- Located in
- Zou Department
- Area
- 44
- Elevation
- 143
- Image
- Bohiconroad.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bohicon
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Climate
- Administration
- Notable landmarks
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Bohicon or Gbɔ̀xikɔn is a city in Benin, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east on the railway line from Cotonou to Parakou, and on Benin's main highway RNIE 2 which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 149,271 people.
thumb|left|Bohicon traders of textiles, such as cushions and mattresses
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bohicon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (12)
On the map
5 mapped locations