Kouffo Department

Kouffo
Department
Map highlighting the Kouffo Department
Coordinates: 6°57′43″N 1°48′06″E / 6.96194°N 1.80167°E / 6.96194; 1.80167
Country	Benin
Capital	Aplahoué
Area [1]
• Total	2,404 km2 (928 sq mi)
Population  (2013 census)
• Total	741,895
• Density	310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Kouffo or Couffo [ku.fo] is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Kouffo borders the country of Togo and the departments of Mono, Zou and Atlantique. Since 2008, the department's capital has been Aplahoué. The department of Kouffo was created in 1999 when it was split off from Mono Department.

As of 2013^[update], the total population of the department was 745,328, with 348,574 males and 396,754 females. The proportion of women was 53.20%. The total rural population was 72.20%, while the urban population was 27.80%. The total labour force in the department was 208,974, of which 52.60% were women. The proportion of households with no level of education was 68.60%.