Hogbonu

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Hogbonu is the traditional Yoruba name for Porto-Novo, the capital city of Benin known for its rich Afro-Brazilian and West African cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
human settlement
borderedBy Nigeria (to the east, across the border from Lagos region)
capitalOf Benin
climate tropical savanna climate
colonialPower France
country Benin
ethnicGroupHistoricallyAssociated Goun people
Yoruba people
hasArchitecturalStyle Afro-Brazilian architecture
colonial architecture
hasCommonLanguage Fon
Gungbe
linked to: Gengbe

Yoruba
hasCulturalHeritage Afro-Brazilian culture
Goun culture
West African culture
Yoruba culture
hasNameInLanguage Adjatche
linked to: Adjatchè

Ajase
Porto-Novo
hasNotableInstitution Ethnographic Museum of Porto-Novo
Honmé Museum
hasNotableSite Afro-Brazilian mansions
Grand Mosque of Porto-Novo
King Toffa’s Palace
hasOfficialLanguage French
hasPort Porto-Novo lagoon port
hasReligion Christianity
Islam
Vodun
historicalName Adjatche
linked to: Adjatchè

Porto-Novo
historicalRole center of Afro-Brazilian returnee community
former city-state in the Gulf of Guinea
isDeJureCapitalOf Benin
isSeatOf National Assembly of Benin
locatedIn Ouémé Department
West Africa
locatedOn Lagoon of Porto-Novo
partOf Bight of Benin region
linked to: Bight of Benin
timezone West Africa Time
traditionalNameFor Porto-Novo
traditionalNameInLanguage Yoruba
utcOffset +1
wasCapitalOf French Dahomey
linked to: Colony of Dahomey

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Porto-Novo hasLocalName Hogbonu