West Africa
Benin
Zou Department

Abomey

Abomey, or Agbome, is the capital of the of . The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2025, it has a population of 96,974 people.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Dahomey.

Castle
The Kingdom of was a West African kingdom located within the present-day Republic of that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. It developed on the Abomey Plateau among the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a regional power…

Abomey

Latitude
7.188° or 7° 11′ 17″ north
Longitude
1.973° or 1° 58′ 23″ east
Elevation
242 metres (794 feet)
Open location code
6FV35XQF+66
Geo­Names ID
8260652
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