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Agbangnizoun

Field	Value
name	Agbangnizoun
native_name
settlement_type	Commune and city
pushpin_map	Benin
pushpin_label_position	bottom
pushpin_mapsize	200
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Benin
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Benin
subdivision_type1	Department
subdivision_name1	Zou Department
leader_title1
established_title
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	244
area_land_km2
population_as_of	2002
population_total	55001
population_blank1_title	Ethnicities
timezone	WAT
utc_offset	+1
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
postal_code_type

** Agbangnizoun ** is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Zou Department of south-western Benin. The town lies 20 kilometres south-east of Abomey. The commune covers an area of 244 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 55,001 people.

Geography

Agbangnizoun is located 16 kilometres from Abomey and 151 kilometres from Cotonou. It is bounded to the north by Abomey and Djidja, south by Couffo, east by the communes of Bohicon and Zogbodomey and the west by the town of Klouékanmè.

Administrative divisions

Agbangnizoun is subdivided into 10 arrondissements; Agbangnizoun, Adanhoundjigon, Adingnigon, Kinta, Lissazounmè, Sahè, Siwé-Kpota, Siwé-Légo, Tanvé and Zoungoudo. They contain 45 villages and 7 city districts.

Economy

Most of the population is engaged in agricultural activities followed by trade, transportation and handicrafts. 6 800,00 hectares of land are devoted to agriculture, accounting for 34.87% of the total population. The main crops grown are maize, cotton, sorghum, cowpeas, peanuts, cassava and potato.

Settlements

Manala

References

"Agbangnizoun". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin.
"Communes of Benin". Statoids.
"Agbangnizoun". www.agbangnizoun.communedubenin.org.

Wikipedia Source

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