University of Parakou

University of Parakou is an university in Borgou Department, Benin. University of Parakou is situated nearby to the government office Bâtiment, as well as near L.A.R.E.G.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Musée en Plein Air de Parakou and Place Hubert Maga.

Musée en Plein Air de Parakou

Museum

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Musée en Plein Air de Parakou is a museum located approximately 1.5 kilometres south of the centre of the city Parakou, Benin in the suburbs. The museum consists of five circular complexes representing the traditional housing of the local Batanou peoples. Musée en Plein Air de Parakou is situated 3 km west of University of Parakou.

Place Hubert Maga

Memorial

Photo: Fawaz.tairou, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Place Hubert Maga is a memorial, which is situated 3½ km west of University of Parakou.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parakou and Sokouno.

Parakou

Photo: uxrocks, CC BY 3.0.

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.

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 3 km northeast of University of Parakou.

Kpébié

Suburb

Photo: DEGAN Gabin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kpébié is a suburb, which is situated 3 km west of University of Parakou.

University of Parakou

Type: University
Also known as: “Université de Parakou - Centre universitaire de Parakou” and “UP”
Category: education
Location: Borgou Department, Benin, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

9.33744° or 9° 20′ 15″ north

Longitude

2.64529° or 2° 38′ 43″ east

Inception

2001

Open location code

6FX48JPW+X4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 231647273

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=university

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In Other Languages

“University of Parakou” goes by many names.

German: “Universität Parakou”

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