Porto-Novo
Porto-Novo
| Demonym | Porto-novienne  |
|---|---|
| Paaloŋ | Benin |
| Capital of | Benin, Ouémé Department, Republic of Dahomey, People's Republic of Benin |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Ouémé Department |
| Coordinate location | 6°29′0″N 2°37′0″E |
| Member of | Creative Cities Network |
| Twinned administrative body | Cergy-Pontoise, Metropolis of Lyon |
| Replaces | Q412092 |
| Heritage designation | Tentative World Heritage Site |
| Official website | https://www.villedeportonovo.com |
| World Heritage criteria | (v), (vi) |
Porto-Novo (Portuguese kyaare 'New Port', Portuguese boɔloo: [ˈpoɾtu ˈnovu], French boɔloo: [pɔʁtɔnɔvo]; Yoruba: Àjàṣẹ́; Fon: Xɔ̀gbónù; meŋ naŋ e Hogbonu and Ajashe) e la a kapital ane teŋkpoŋ ko a Benin. A commune teŋɛ yɛloŋ e la 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) kyɛ ka a 2002 ka o taa noba yagroŋ naŋ e 223,552.[1][2]
Climate
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]| 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: | |||||||||||||
Administrative pommu
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
Nembanne menne
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Alexis Adandé, archaeologist
- Grace Aboh Dotou, teacher, entrepreneur and activist born in Porto-Novo
- Anicet Adjamossi, footballer.
- Géraldine Faladé, journalist.
- Kamarou Fassassi, politician.
- Romuald Hazoume, artist
- Samuel Oshoffa, who founded the Celestial Church of Christ.
- Claudine Talon, first lady of Benin (since 2016)
- Marc Tovalou Quenum, lawyer, writer and pan-Africanist.
- Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, director and author
- Baba Yabo, comedian
- Gaston Zossou, politician
Nimitɔɔre kannoo
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]- Sappho Charney (1996). "Porto-Novo (Oueme, Benin)". In Noelle Watson (ed.). International Dictionary of Historic Places: Middle East and Africa. UK: Routledge. p. 588+. ISBN 1884964036.
Ziiri mine liŋkiri
[maaleŋ | Maale eŋ yizie]
Porto-Novo at Wikipedia's sister projects
Media from Commons
Travel information from Wikivoyage
Data from Wikidata
- Official Republic of Benin tourism site for Porto-Novo
- Official Benin government website information about Porto-Novo
- porto-novo.biz
- Images of the Central Mosque of Porto-Novo
- Adjogan
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