Akassato
Akassato is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey-Calavi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ganvie and Vekky.
Ganvie
Photo: Saliousoft, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ganvie is a lake village in Benin, Africa, lying in Lake Nokoué, near Cotonou. With a population of around 20,000 people, it is probably the largest lake village in Africa and is very popular with tourists.
Vekky
Town
Vekky is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Sô-Ava. Vekky is situated 6 km east of Akassato.
Akassato
- Type: Village with 61,300 residents
- Description: arrondissement and town in Atlantique Department, Benin
- Categories: arrondissement of Benin and locality
- Location: Akassato, Abomey-Calavi, Atlantique Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.50737° or 6° 30′ 27″ northLongitude
2.36564° or 2° 21′ 56″ eastPopulation
61,300Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
6FR4G948+W7OpenStreetMap ID
node 2473306974OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2395700Wikidata ID
Q3607304
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