Boukoumbé

Boukoumbé
Boukoumbé
Commune, arrondissement and town
	Boukoumbé Location in Benin
	Coordinates: 10°11′N 1°6′E / 10.183°N 1.100°E
Country	Benin
Department	Atakora Department
Area
• Total	1,036 km2 (400 sq mi)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	83,147
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Boukoumbé [bu.kum.be] or Boukombé [bu.kɔ̃.be] is a town, arrondissement and commune in north western Benin on the border with Togo. It is known for its market, its whipping ceremony and for its tradition of pipe making. Mount Kousso-Kovangou, the highest point in Benin, lies nearby.

The commune covers an area of 1036 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 60,568 people.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Geography

The town of Boukoumbé is located 582 kilometres from Cotonou and lies on the border with Togo in the west of the country.^[2] Communally it is bounded to the north by Cobly and Tanguiéta, south by Copargo, west by Togo and east by Toucountouna, Kouandé and Natitingou.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Boukoumbé is subdivided into 7 arrondissements; Boukoumbè, Dipoli, Korontière, Kossoucoingou, Manta, Natta and Tabota. They contain 55 villages and 16 urban districts.^[2]

Economy

Most of the population are engaged in agricultural activities followed by trade, transportation and handicrafts. The main crops grown are maize, cotton, cowpeas, peanuts, okra, cassava and tomatoes.^[2]

References

^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Boukoumbe". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
^ "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

External links

10°11′N 1°06′E / 10.183°N 1.100°E / 10.183; 1.100

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[world_gazetteer-1] "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2007-02-20.

[Atlasbenin-2] "Boukoumbe". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

[3] "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

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