Savalou
Sign in to saveSavalou is a city located in the Collines Department of Benin. The commune covers an area of 2,674 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 35,433 people. It is the birthplace of Olympic Beninese hurdler Odile Ahouanwanou.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Savalou
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune and city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Carrefour "dame gari" à Savalou.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Benin
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Benin
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Benin
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Department
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Collines Department
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2674
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2012
- Settlement.population_total
- 35433
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 227
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Benin
- Country
- Benin
- Located in
- Collines department
- Population
- 38162
- Area
- 2674
- Elevation
- 227
- Capital of
- Collines department
- Image
- Devanture maire de Savalou 01.jpg
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- Commons category
- Savalou
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Demographics
- History
- Kingdom of Savalou (1557–1894)
- Formation of the kingdom
- Vassal of Abomey
- French rule
- List of Kings of Savalou
- References
- External links
Savalou is a city located in the Collines Department of Benin. The commune covers an area of 2,674 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 35,433 people. It is the birthplace of Olympic Beninese hurdler Odile Ahouanwanou.
Savalou, like many areas of Benin, is home to a constituent monarchy.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Savalou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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