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| Demonym | Cotonoise, Cotonois  |
|---|---|
| Country | Benin |
| Capital of | Littoral, Benin |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Littoral |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00 |
| Coordinate location | 6°22′0″N 2°25′0″E |
| Government ein head | Luc Atrokpo |
Cotonou (French pronunciation: [kɔtɔnu]; Fon: Kútɔ̀nú)[1] be city for Benin. Na ein official population count be 679,012 inhabitants for 2012 insyd; howeva, ova two million people dey stay for de larger urban area insyd.[2]
De urban area continue dey expand, notably toward de west. De city dey lie for de southeast of de country insyd, between de Atlantic Ocean den Lake Nokoué.[3]
Cotonou be de seat of government insyd Benin, although Porto-Novo be de official capital.
| Climate data give Cotonou (1991–2020, extremes 1910–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.1
(97.0) |
38.6
(101.5) |
36.0
(96.8) |
35.4
(95.7) |
39.0
(102.2) |
33.0
(91.4) |
33.5
(92.3) |
31.8
(89.2) |
31.6
(88.9) |
33.4
(92.1) |
35.4
(95.7) |
36.6
(97.9) |
39.0
(102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.6
(88.9) |
32.2
(90.0) |
32.3
(90.1) |
32.0
(89.6) |
31.3
(88.3) |
29.6
(85.3) |
28.5
(83.3) |
28.2
(82.8) |
29.0
(84.2) |
30.1
(86.2) |
31.6
(88.9) |
31.9
(89.4) |
30.7
(87.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.0
(82.4) |
29.2
(84.6) |
29.6
(85.3) |
29.2
(84.6) |
28.4
(83.1) |
27.1
(80.8) |
26.5
(79.7) |
26.2
(79.2) |
26.7
(80.1) |
27.3
(81.1) |
28.4
(83.1) |
28.4
(83.1) |
27.9
(82.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24.4
(75.9) |
26.0
(78.8) |
26.8
(80.2) |
26.3
(79.3) |
25.4
(77.7) |
24.5
(76.1) |
24.4
(75.9) |
24.1
(75.4) |
24.3
(75.7) |
24.5
(76.1) |
25.3
(77.5) |
24.9
(76.8) |
25.1
(77.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 17.0
(62.6) |
17.9
(64.2) |
18.5
(65.3) |
20.7
(69.3) |
19.6
(67.3) |
20.0
(68.0) |
18.8
(65.8) |
19.8
(67.6) |
20.0
(68.0) |
19.1
(66.4) |
21.0
(69.8) |
17.9
(64.2) |
17.0
(62.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 19.4
(0.76) |
38.2
(1.50) |
80.5
(3.17) |
126.1
(4.96) |
213.0
(8.39) |
333.2
(13.12) |
135.2
(5.32) |
39.0
(1.54) |
134.9
(5.31) |
165.1
(6.50) |
43.9
(1.73) |
12.1
(0.48) |
1,340.6
(52.78) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 105 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75.5 | 77.3 | 78.2 | 79.8 | 81.3 | 84.1 | 84.2 | 83.7 | 83.8 | 83.1 | 80.6 | 77.9 | 80.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 188.8 | 188.3 | 213.5 | 209.7 | 196.5 | 137.7 | 141.3 | 150.8 | 155.1 | 200.9 | 233.0 | 219.1 | 2,234.7 |
| Source 1: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs den lows)[5] | |||||||||||||
French be de official language of Benin. Oda languages dem dey speak insyd Cotonou dey include Fon, Aja den Yoruba.[6]
Among de places of worship, Christian churches be predominant:
Der sanso be Muslim mosques.
De city get campus of de:
Cotonou be home to African University Institute Foundation (AUi Foundation) one of de biggest educational philanthropic foundations insyd Africa.
E sanso dey host sam of de most prestigious private universities insyd Africa wey dey include:
De Office de Radiodiffusion et Télévision du Bénin (ORTB) — de national television den radio operator — dey base insyd Cotonou.[8]
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