Ganou
Ganou is a village in the commune of Parakou in the Borgou Department of central-eastern Benin. It is located north of the city centre.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parakou Airport.
Parakou Airport
Aerodrome
Parakou Airport is a public use airport located 1 km northwest of Parakou, Borgou, Benin. It is to be replaced by the Tourou International Airport, a new airport in Tankaro, about 10 km northwest of Parakou, which will feature an asphalt runway 3,500 m in length. Parakou Airport is situated 3½ km south of Ganou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sokouno and Kpébié.
Sokouno
Hamlet
Sokouno is a village in the commune of Parakou in the Borgou Department of central-eastern Benin. It is located south-east of Parakou city centre on the RNIE 6 road. Sokouno is situated 5 km southeast of Ganou.
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.
Ganou
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Borgou Department, Benin
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Borgou Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
9.38908° or 9° 23′ 21″ north
Longitude
2.62205° or 2° 37′ 19″ east
Elevation
389 metres (1,276 feet)
Open location code
6FX49JQC+JR
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Ganou” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ganou”
- French: “Ganou”
- Irish: “Ganou”
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