Zakanmé

Zakanmé is a village in Zou Department, Benin. Zakanmé is situated nearby to the village Kpétékpa, as well as near Dossouli.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abomey and Lanta.

Abomey

Photo: Willem Heerbaart, CC BY 2.0.

Abomey, or Agbome, is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2025, it has a population of 96,974 people.

Lanta is an arrondissement in the Kouffo department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Klouékanmè. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 9,129. Lanta is situated 10 km southwest of Zakanmé.

Zakanmé

Type: Village
Also known as: “Zakamé”, “Zakanme”, and “Zakanmè”
Category: locality
Location: Zou Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

7.17488° or 7° 10′ 30″ north

Longitude

1.91976° or 1° 55′ 11″ east

Elevation

120 metres (394 feet)

Open location code

6FV35WF9+XW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12127893799

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2390748

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