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Oukpa Destination Guide

Delve into Oukpa in Benin

Oukpa in the region of Benin (general) is a city in Benin - some 69 mi or ( 111 km ) North-West of Porto-Novo , the country's capital .

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Current time in Oukpa is now 09:01 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Porto-Novo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Kumasi, Accra, Ibadan, Benin City, and Sokodé. While being here, make sure to check out Kumasi . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Oukpa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Backstage - photo session - West Africa

2:38 min by recTrue
Views: 743 Rating: 5.00

Togo - Tamberma Village; Koutammakou, the land of the Batammariba Benin - City of Abomey February 2012 Produced by Rectrue ..

The Royal City Of Abomey Tdv95's photos around Abomey, Benin (voodoo benin info data thron)

2:08 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 368 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Tdv95's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these videos ..


Chant et danse Vaudou

2:34 min by Quentin Wallon-Leducq
Views: 366 Rating: 5.00

Changement de décor. Nous voici à Abomey, capitale historique du royaume du Dahomey. Sur ces terres, le vaudou n'est jamais loin, comme le montre ce chant pour Zangbeto, le gardien de la nuit. ..

Benin Projekt eV [Trailer 2012]

1:47 min by BeninDirekt
Views: 19 Rating: 0.00

We have realized our first charity project in Benin! We gave a job to a carpenter in Abomey/Calavi - Benin to build school furniture for three primary schools and a high school in the villages of the ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Dohouimè

Dohouimè is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Djidja. 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 2,384.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 7.25 2.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Benin, Populated places in the Zou Department

Mougnon

Mougnon is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Djidja. 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 5,478.

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Located at 7.23 2.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Benin, Populated places in the Zou Department

Djidja

Djidja is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Zou Department of south-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 2184 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 84,590 people.

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Located at 7.33 1.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Benin, Communes of Benin, Populated places in the Zou Department

Passagon

Passagon is an arrondissement in the Zou department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Bohicon. 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 7,916.

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Located at 7.30 2.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Arrondissements of Benin, Populated places in the Zou Department

Royal Palaces of Abomey

The Royal Palaces of Abomey are 12 palaces spread over a 40 hectares area at the heart of the Abomey town in Benin, formerly the capital of the West African Kingdom of Dahomey. The Kingdom was founded in 1625 by the Fon people who developed it into a powerful military and commercial empire, which dominated trade with European slave traders on the Slave Coast until the late 19th century, to whom they sold their prisoners of war. At its peak the palaces could accommodate for up to 8000 people.

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Located at 7.19 1.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Benin, French West Africa, World Heritage Sites in Benin