Explore Cotonou in Benin
Cotonou in Departement du Littoral with its 690,584 residents is located in Benin - about 16 mi (or 25 km) South-West of Porto-Novo, the seat of the Beninese government.
Local time in Cotonou is 03:53 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is "Africa / Porto-Novo" with an GMT offset of 1 hour.
Aneho, So-Tchahoue, Porto-Novo, Ouidah, Lokossa, Avlekete-Plage, Abomey-Calavi and Abomey are places relativly short distance away and may be interesting to visit on your trip.
According to our current information, there are 2 airports in the nearby. The closest airport is Cotonou Airport with a distance of 3.4 mi (or 5.5 km) east of the centre of Cotonou. Have a look at our dedicated photo collection to get a view of what this destinations is like. Need hints for finding sightseeing destinations and want to see more from this place? Check the related Cotonou attractions page. The same applies for local and videos.
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Cotonou beach
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Cotonou jetty
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Le Novotel
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Sightseeing & Attractions
Cotonou: , as well as its largest city. Its official population count was 761,137 inhabitants in 2006; however, some estimates indicate its population may be as high as 1.2 million. The population in 1960 was only 70,000. The urban area continues to expand, notably towards the west. The city lies in the southeast of the country, between the Atlantic Ocean and Nokoué Lake, located at 6°22' North, 2°26' ...
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Cotonou is known by different spellings and names throughout the world. These are the ones we know of.
Appi, Catonou, Kotonou, Kotonu, Cotonú, Котону
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