Cotonou

Summary

Cotonou is a commune of Benin^[1]. Cotonou ranks in the top 1% of commune_of_benin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,396 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cotonou is located in Littoral^[3].
• Cotonou is in the country of Benin^[4].
• Cotonou's head of government is recorded as Luc Atrokpo^[5].
• Cotonou's instance of is recorded as commune of Benin^[6].
• Cotonou's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Cotonou's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Cotonou's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[9].
• Cotonou's official language is recorded as French^[10].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[11].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lagos^[12].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atlanta^[13].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Žilina^[14].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Créteil^[15].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rosny-sous-Bois^[16].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ningbo^[17].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Geneva^[18].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Abidjan^[19].
• Cotonou's Commons category is recorded as Cotonou^[20].
• Cotonou's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[21].
• Cotonou's local dialing code is recorded as 21^[22].
• Cotonou's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.3666666666667, 'lon': 2.4166666666667}^[23].
• Cotonou's official website is recorded as https://cotonou.mairie.bj/^[24].
• Cotonou's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cotonou^[25].
• Cotonou has a population of {'amount': '+780000'}^[26].
• Cotonou's capital of is recorded as Littoral^[27].

Body

Geography

Cotonou is in the country of Benin^[4]. Cotonou is located in Littoral^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Cotonou covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+79'}^[28]. Cotonou sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[29]. Cotonou has a population of {'amount': '+780000'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commune of Benin^[6], city^[7], big city^[8], and metropolis^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cotonou include Cotonou Agreement^[30], a treaty^[31].

Why It Matters

Cotonou ranks in the top 1% of commune_of_benin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,396 views/month).^[2] Cotonou has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Cotonou is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Cotonou include Cotonou Agreement^[30], a treaty^[31].