Alibori Department

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Alibori Department is the largest and northernmost administrative division of Benin, known for its diverse ethnic groups, agriculture, and border location with Niger and Burkina Faso.

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Alibori Department canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border town
city
department of Benin
borderFunction international border area with Niger and Burkina Faso
bordersWith Borgou Department
Burkina Faso
Niger
Nigeria
capital Kandi
climate Sudano-Sahelian climate
containsCity Banikoara
Gogounou
Kandi
Karimama
Malanville
Ségbana
country Benin
createdFrom Borgou Department
hasBorderTown Malanville
hasEthnicGroup Bariba people NERFINISHED
Dendi people NERFINISHED
Fulani people
linked to: Fulani

Songhai people
Yoruba people
hasLocalLanguage Bariba language
Dendi language
Fulfulde
Yoruba language
linked to: Yoruba
knownFor agriculture
ethnic diversity
largestAdministrativeDivisionOf Benin
locatedIn Benin
locatedOnContinent Africa
mainCrop cotton
maize
millet
rice
sorghum
mainEconomicActivity subsistence farming
mainLivestockActivity cattle herding
officialLanguage French
partOf Republic of Benin
linked to: Benin
positionInCountry northernmost department of Benin
timeZone West Africa Time
traversedByRiver Niger River
utcOffset +1

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Borgu region presentIn Alibori Department
Borgou Department borderRegion Alibori Department