Tourou
Tourou is a village in the commune of Parakou in the Borgou Department of central-eastern Benin. It is located west of Parakou city centre on the RNIE 6 highway.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parakou.
Parakou
Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, and the third-largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 206,667 people, and capital of the Borgou Department. Administratively, the commune of Parakou makes one of Benin's 77 communes.
Tourou
- Type: Suburb
- Description: village in Benin
- Categories: human settlement, neighborhood, and locality
- Location: Borgou Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.34531° or 9° 20′ 43″ northLongitude
2.54397° or 2° 32′ 38″ eastElevation
374 metres (1,227 feet)Open location code
6FX48GWV+4HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2157591664OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Tourou” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Tourou”
- Fon: “Tourou”
- French: “Tourou (Parakou)”
- French: “Tourou”
- Irish: “Tourou”
- Russian: “Туру”
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