Benin
Borgou Department
Tchaourou

Tchaourou

Tchaourou is a commune, arrondissement, and city located in the of , a country in Western Africa, formerly known as . It is the birthplace of former Beninese president Yayi Boni. It is 50 kilometres south of .
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  • Type: Town with 220,000 residents
  • Description: commune of Benin
  • Also known as: “Chauru” and “Saworo”

Tchaourou

Latitude
8.88817° or 8° 53′ 17″ north
Longitude
2.59611° or 2° 35′ 46″ east
Population
220,000
Elevation
332 metres (1,089 feet)
Open location code
6FW4VHQW+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2466409594
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2391377
Wiki­data ID
Q1364580
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Tchaourou” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شورو”
  • Bulgarian: “Чауру”
  • Catalan: “Tchaourou”
  • Cebuano: “Commune of Tchaourou”
  • Chinese: “乔鲁”
  • Chinese: “喬魯”
  • Danish: “Tchaourou”
  • Dutch: “Tchaourou”
  • Fon: “Cawuru”
  • French: “Tchaourou”
  • French: “Tchaourount”
  • German: “Tchaourou”
  • Greek: “Τσαουρού”
  • Italian: “Tchaourou”
  • Japanese: “チャウールー”
  • Korean: “차우루”
  • Malay: “Goro”
  • Northern Frisian: “Tchaourou”
  • Persian: “چائورو، بنین”
  • Persian: “چائورو”
  • Polish: “Tchaourou”
  • Romanian: “Tchaourou”
  • Russian: “Чауру”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چائورو، بنین”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چائورو”
  • Spanish: “Tchaourou”
  • Swahili: “Tchaourou”
  • Swedish: “Tchaourou”

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