Lagune de Porto-Novo
Lagune de Porto-Novo is a lagoon in Benin. Lagune de Porto-Novo is situated nearby to the locality 4th arrondissement of Porto-Novo, as well as near Adjacin.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stade Charles de Gaulle and Royal Palace, Porto-Novo.
Stade Charles de Gaulle
Stadium
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Stade Charles de Gaulle is a multi-use stadium in Porto-Novo, Benin named after Charles de Gaulle. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home stadium of AS Dragons FC de l'Ouémé, Aiglons FC.
Royal Palace, Porto-Novo
Museum
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The Royal Palace, also known as King Toffa's Palace and more recently Musée Honmé, is a former royal residence and today museum in Porto-Novo, Benin. It contains an example of an Alounloun and most displays are related to the King Toffa period. Royal Palace, Porto-Novo is situated 3 km east of Lagune de Porto-Novo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto-Novo and Djrègbè.
Porto-Novo
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Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin, located on the coast in the southeastern part of the country. Benin’s second largest city of approximately 250,000 people is a nice change of pace from the bustling Cotonou and has many nice features.
Djrègbè
Town
Djèrègbé is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Sèmè-Kpodji. 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 10,527. Djrègbè is situated 5 km southeast of Lagune de Porto-Novo.
Aholouyèmè
Town
Aholouyèmè is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Sèmè-Kpodji. Aholouyèmè is situated 6 km southwest of Lagune de Porto-Novo.
Lagune de Porto-Novo
- Type: Lagoon
- Category: body of water
- Location: Benin, West Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.46667° or 6° 28′ northLongitude
2.6° or 2° 36′ eastOpen location code
6FR4FH8X+MXGeoNames ID
2392086
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