Porto-Novo
capital of Benin
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Summary
Porto-Novo is a commune of Benin[1]. Porto-Novo ranks in the top 4% of commune of benin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,638 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ouémé Department[4]
- Country: Benin[5]
- Instance of: city[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Cergy-Pontoise[7], Metropolis of Lyon[8]
- Commons category: Porto-Novo[9]
- Official website: https://www.villedeportonovo.com[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Porto-Novo[11]
- Population: 264,320[12], 223,552[13], 179,138[14], 133,168[15], 267,191[16], 234,168[17]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], New International Encyclopedia[19], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[20]
- Replaces: Ajatche[21]
- Capital of: Benin[22], Ouémé Department[23]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Porto-Novo[25]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Porto-Novo[26]
- Demonym: Porto-novienne[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Porto-Novo[28]
- Different from: Porto Novo[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 38 m[30]
- Area: 52 km²[31]
- World Heritage criteria: (v)[32], (vi)[33]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[34]
Why It Matters
Porto-Novo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] Porto-Novo is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]