Gogounou

Gogounou
Commune, arrondissement and city
Gogounou Location in Benin
Coordinates: 10°50′19″N 2°50′10″E / 10.83861°N 2.83611°E / 10.83861; 2.83611Coordinates: 10°50′19″N 2°50′10″E / 10.83861°N 2.83611°E / 10.83861; 2.83611
Country	Benin
Department	Alibori Department
Area
• Total	4,910 km² (1,900 sq mi)
Elevation	305 m (1,001 ft)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	117,793
• Density	24/km² (62/sq mi)
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
Postal address	BP: 07
Area code(s)	(+223) 23

Gogounou is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Alibori Department of Benin, about 35 kilometres south of Kandi. The commune covers an area of 4910 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 117,793 people.^[1]^[2]

Geography

Gogounou is located 71 kilometres from Kandi and 628 kilometres from Cotonou. It is bounded to the north by the communes of Kandi and Banikoara, south by Bembéréké and Sinendé, west with Kérou and to east by Ségbana.

Administrative divisions

Gogounou is subdivided into 6 arrondissements; Gogounou, Bagou, Gounarou, Ouara, Sori and Zoungou-Pantrossi. They contain 34 villages and 4 urban districts.^[1]

Economy

Most of the population are engaged in agricultural activities followed by trade, transportation and handicrafts. 29 980,00 hectares of land are devoted to agriculture, accounting for 9.96% of the total land area.^[1] The main crops grown are maize, cotton, sorghum, and yams.^[1]

As of May 2009, Gogounou has five hours of electricity per night from 7 pm until midnight. The two primary sources of water in Gogounou are wells and foot powered pumps. The town of Gogounou has a post office, fa ixed telephone line service, and four cellular communication services available as of August 2009. These are Bell Benin (BBcom), Global Com (Glo), MTN and Moov. Networks with GSM enabled networks that can provide internet access through mobile devices.

Education

The town of Gogounou has at least two public primary schools, one Catholic private primary school, and one secondary school. The secondary school is known as CEG Gogounou and has 754 male and 626 female students as of January 2010. There are 37 primary schools within the entire commune.

References

1 2 3 4 "Gogounou". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
↑ "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

Communes of Benin

Alibori Department	Banikoara Gogounou Kandi Karimama Malanville Ségbana

Atakora Department	Boukoumbé Cobly Kérou Kouandé Matéri Natitingou Pehonko Tanguiéta Toucountouna

Atlantique Department	Abomey-Calavi Allada Kpomassè Ouidah Sô-Ava Toffo Tori-Bossito Zè

Borgou Department	Bembèrèkè Kalalè N'Dali Nikki Parakou Pèrèrè Sinendé Tchaourou

Collines Department	Bantè Dassa-Zoumè Glazoué Ouèssè Savalou Savé

Donga Department	Bassila Copargo Djougou Ouaké

Kouffo Department	Aplahoué Djakotomey Dogbo-Tota Klouékanmè Lalo Toviklin

Littoral Department	Cotonou

Mono Department	Athiémè Bopa Comé Grand-Popo Houéyogbé Lokossa

Ouémé Department	Adjarra Adjohoun Aguégués Akpro-Missérété Avrankou Bonou Dangbo Porto-Novo Sèmè-Kpodji

Plateau Department	Ifangni Adja-Ouèrè Kétou Pobè Sakété

Zou Department	Abomey Agbangnizoun Bohicon Covè Djidja Ouinhi Za-Kpota Zagnanado Zogbodomey

Arrondissements of the Alibori Department

Banikoara	Banikoara Founougo Gomparou Goumori Kokey Kokiborou Ounet Sompérékou Soroko Toura

Gogounou	Bagou Gogounou Gounarou Ouara Sori Zoungou-Pantrossi

Kandi	Angaradébou Bensékou Donwari Kandi I Kandi II Kandi III Kassakou Saah Sam Sonsoro

Karimama	Birni-Lafia Bogo-Bogo Karimama Kompa Monsey

Malanville	Garou Guénè Malanville Mandécali Tomboutou

Ségbana	Libantè Liboussou Lougou Ségbana Sokotindji

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