Bonou

Bonou is a town and commune in the Ouémé Department of south-eastern Benin. The commune covers an area of 250 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 44,349 people.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bonou
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_name1: Ouémé Department
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Thierry S. TOLEGBE
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 275
Settlement.population_as_of: 2013
Settlement.population_total: 44,349
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: WAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Area: 275
Elevation: 49

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Bonou is a town and commune in the Ouémé Department of south-eastern Benin. The commune covers an area of 250 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 44,349 people.

== History == The commune is predominantly inhabited by the Wémènou people, part of the Wémègbe-speaking cultural area of southern Benin. Historically, the territory was influenced by interactions between the former kingdoms of Allada, Danxomè, and the Oyo Empire.