Porto-Novo

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Porto-Novo is the official capital city of Benin, known for its colonial architecture and role as a political and cultural center in West Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
human settlement
climate tropical savanna climate
coordinateLatitude 6.4969
coordinateLongitude 2.6283
country Benin
currency West African CFA franc
deJureCapitalOf Benin
demographicFeature ethnically diverse population
economicActivity services
small-scale industry
trade
formerColonialPower France
Portugal
governmentBranchHosted National Assembly of Benin
legislative branch of Benin
hasCulturalInstitution King Toffa’s palace museum
ethnographic museum
hasFunction seat of the National Assembly
hasHeritage colonial architecture
hasLandmark Brazilian-style colonial houses
Porto-Novo Cathedral
hasLocalName Adjatchè
Hogbonu
historicalRole center of Afro-Brazilian culture in Benin
former slave-trading port region
isCapitalOf Ouémé Department
isDifferentFrom Cotonou
isOfficialCapitalOf Benin
locatedIn Africa
southern Benin
locatedInCountryCapitalRegion Ouémé Department
locatedOn Lagoon of Porto-Novo
nearBorderWith Nigeria
officialLanguage French
populationEstimate over 250000 inhabitants
region West Africa
religionPresent Christianity
Islam
Vodun
roadConnection Cotonou
Nigeria
role administrative capital of Benin
cultural center of Benin
political center of Benin
timeZone UTC+1
West Africa Time

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Benin hasCapital Porto-Novo
Bight of Benin hasCoastalCity Porto-Novo
Battle of Porto Novo (1781) location Porto Novo
linked to: Porto-Novo
Colony of Dahomey capital Porto-Novo
Slave Coast majorPort Porto-Novo
Toffa I of Porto-Novo residence Porto-Novo
Gun language spokenIn Porto-Novo
flag of Benin capitalOfCountry Porto-Novo
Lagoon of Porto-Novo borders Porto-Novo
King Toffa’s palace museum cityCapitalContext Porto-Novo is the official capital of Benin
linked to: Porto-Novo
Porto-Novo Cathedral locatedIn Porto-Novo
Hogbonu hasNameInLanguage Porto-Novo
Hogbonu historicalName Porto-Novo
Hogbonu traditionalNameFor Porto-Novo
Adjatchè localNameOf Porto-Novo
Adjatchè alternativeName Porto-Novo
Adjatchè sameAs Porto-Novo
Benin hasCapital Porto-Novo
subject linked to: Adjatchè
Ouémé Department capital Porto-Novo
Ouémé Department contains Porto-Novo
Battle of Porto Novo location Porto Novo
linked to: Porto-Novo
Kandi governingCountryCapital Porto-Novo