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Kérou

Kérou is a town, arrondissement and commune located in the Atakora Department of Benin.The commune covers an area of 3745 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 37,419 people.

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Settlement.name: Kérou
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune, arrondissement and town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Benin
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Benin
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Atakora Department
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Herman Imali Djetta
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3745
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_total: 37419
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_density_metro_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: WAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.elevation_m: 310

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Kérou is a town, arrondissement and commune located in the Atakora Department of Benin.The commune covers an area of 3745 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 37,419 people.

== Geography == Kérou is located in the northeastern portion of the Atacora department, bordering Burkina Faso to the north. The commune is bounded to the south by Péhunco and Kouandé, to the east by Banikoara and Gogounou (Alibori Department), and to the west by Tanguiéta. The climate is of the Sudan–Guinean type, with a single rainy season (approximately mid-April to mid-October) and a single dry season (mid-October to mid-April).