Porto-Novo

Porto-Novo is the capital of , 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 and has many nice features.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Stade Charles de Gaulle and Royal Palace, Porto-Novo.

Stadium
Photo: Sdansou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-use in , 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.

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 , . It contains an example of an Alounloun and most displays are related to the King Toffa period.

Mosque
Photo: Léna, CC BY 4.0.
The is a in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aglogbé and Djrègbè.

Town
is an arrondissement in the department of . It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of . 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 6,759. is situated 6 km east of Porto-Novo.

Town
Djèrègbé is an arrondissement in the department of . It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of . 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. is situated 6 km south of Porto-Novo.

Porto-Novo

Latitude
6.4805° or 6° 28′ 50″ north
Longitude
2.6213° or 2° 37′ 17″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
6FR4FJJC+5G
Geo­Names ID
7668939
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