Kandi, Benin

Kandi
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Kandi is located in Benin
Kandi
Kandi
Location in Benin
Coordinates: 11°07′43″N 2°56′13″E / 11.12861°N 2.93694°E / 11.12861; 2.93694
Country Benin
DepartmentAlibori Department
Area
 • Total3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi)
Elevation
288 m (945 ft)
Population
 (2013)[1]
 • Total177,683
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Postal address
BP: 30
Area code(+229) 23

Kandi [kɑ̃.di] is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Alibori Department of eastern Benin. Originally a market town, Kandi is now primarily a farming centre. It lies on the nation's main north-south highway, 650 km (400 mi) from Cotonou and 523 km (325 mi) north of Porto-Novo.[2] The town is the capital of the department of Alibori. The commune covers an area of 3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi) and as of 2013 had a population of 177,683 people.[3][4] The town itself had a population of 27,227 in 2002.

  1. ^ Benin at Geohive Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Kandi (Benin)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Kandi". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Bénin. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
  4. ^ "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

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