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Porto-Novo
city
DemonymPorto-novienne Edit
CountryBenin Edit
Capital ofBenin, Ouémé Department, Republic of Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydOuémé Department Edit
Coordinate location6°29′0″N 2°37′0″E Edit
Member ofCreative Cities Network Edit
Twinned administrative bodyCergy-Pontoise, Metropolis of Lyon Edit
Dey replaceQ412092 Edit
Heritage designationTentative World Heritage Site Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.villedeportonovo.com Edit
World Heritage criteria(v), (vi) Edit
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Porto-Novo (Portuguese for 'New Port', Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ˈnovu], French pronunciation: [pɔʁtɔnɔvo]; Yoruba: Àjàṣẹ́; Fon: Xɔ̀gbónù; dem sanso know am as Hogbonu den Ajashe) be de capital den second-largest city of Benin. De commune dey cover an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) den as of 2002 na e get population of 223,552 people.[1][2]

Demographics

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Na Porto-Novo get an enumerated population of 264,320 insyd 2013.[3] De residents be mostly Yoruba den Gun people as well as people wey komot oda parts of de country, den from neighbouring Nigeria.

Population trend:[3]

  • 1979: 133,168 (census)
  • 1992: 179,138 (census)
  • 2002: 223,552 (census)
  • 2013: 264,320 (census)

Geography den climate

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Porto-Novo get a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) plus consistently hot den humid conditions den two wet seasons: a long wet season from March to July den a shorter rain season insyd September den October. De city ein location for de edge of de Dahomey Gap dey make am much drier den dem go be expected so close to de equator, although e be less dry dan Accra anaa Lomé.

Climate data for Porto-Novo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 27
(81) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		26
(79) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		26
(79) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		26
(79)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 23
(0.9) 		34
(1.3) 		86
(3.4) 		127
(5.0) 		215
(8.5) 		370
(14.6) 		129
(5.1) 		44
(1.7) 		89
(3.5) 		140
(5.5) 		52
(2.0) 		16
(0.6) 		1,325
(52.1)
Source: [4]

Administrative divisions

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De National Assembly building
  • 1st arrondissement
  • 2nd arrondissement
  • 3rd arrondissement
  • 4th arrondissement
  • 5th arrondissement

Culture

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  • De Porto-Novo Museum of Ethnography dey contain a large collection of Yoruba masks, as well as items for de history of de city den of Benin.[5]
  • King Toffa's Palace (dem sanso know am as de Musée Honmé den de Royal Palace), now be a museum, wey dey show wat na life be like give African royalty.[5] Na dem add de palace den de surrounding district to de UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List for October 31, 1996 insyd de Cultural category.[6]
  • Jardin Place Jean Bayol be a large plaza wich dey contain a statue of de first King of Porto-Novo.
  • De Da Silva Museum be a museum of Beninese history.[5] E dey show wat na life be like for de returning Afro-Brazilians.
  • De palais de Gouverneur (governor ein palace) be de home of de national legislature.
  • De Isèbayé Foundation be a museum of Voodoo den Beninese history.[5]

Places of worship

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De Grande Mosquée insyd Porto-Novo. Na ein architecture be inspired by de churches of Salvador de Bahia.
Porto Novo Cathedral

Among de places of worship, Christian churches be predominant:

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Novo (Catholic Church),
  • Protestant Methodist Church insyd Benin (World Methodist Council),
  • Celestial Church of Christ,
  • Union of Baptist Churches of Benin (Baptist World Alliance),
  • Living Faith Church Worldwide,
  • Redeemed Christian Church of God,
  • Assemblies of God.[7]

Der sanso be Muslim mosques, most notably de Grand Mosque.[5]

Der sanso be chaw Voodoo temples insyd de city.[5]

Notable natives

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  • Alexis Adandé, archaeologist[8]
  • Anicet Adjamossi, footballer.[9]
  • Géraldine Faladé, journalist.[10]
  • Kamarou Fassassi, politician.[11]
  • Romuald Hazoume, artist[12]
  • Samuel Oshoffa, wey found de Celestial Church of Christ.[13]
  • Claudine Talon, first lady of Benin (since 2016)[14]
  • Marc Tovalou Quenum, lawyer, writer den pan-Africanist.[15]
  • Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, director den author[16]
  • Baba Yabo, comedian
  • Gaston Zossou, politician

References

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  1. ↑ "Porto-Novo". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Benin: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Weatherbase". Weatherbase. Archived from the original on March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Butler, Stuart (2019) Bradt Travel Guide - Benin, pgs. 121-131
  6. ↑ "La ville de Porto-Novo : quartiers anciens et Palais Royal - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
  7. ↑ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, ‘‘Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices’’, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 338
  8. ↑ N’Dah, Didier (2014), "Adandé, Alexis B. A.", in Smith, Claire (ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, Springer, pp. 20–22, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2359, ISBN 978-1-4419-0465-2
  9. ↑ "Fiche de Anicet Adjamossi (Locminé), l'actu le palmares et les stats de Anicet Adjamossi". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  10. ↑ "Géraldine Faladé (author of Turbulentes!)". Babelio (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-09..
  11. ↑ "Government page on Fassassi" (in French). Archived from the original on November 19, 2003. Retrieved 2007-05-07
  12. ↑ "OCTOBER GALLERY | ROMUALD HAZOUMÈ | ART | BIOGRAPHY | ART FOR SALE". octobergallery.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  13. ↑ Crumbly, Deidre Helen (2008). Spirit, Structure, and Flesh: Gendered Experiences in African Instituted Churches Among the Yoruba of Nigeria. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-299-22910-8. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  14. ↑ "Discrète mais influente Claudine Gbènagnon Talon". Africa Intelligence. 2018-05-23. Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  15. ↑ Marc Tovalou Quenum profile, (in English)
  16. ↑ "Vieyra, Paulin Soumanou". African Film Festival (in American English). April 12, 2018. Retrieved 2023-02-18.

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