Cotonou

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#1559

Global Rank

0.8

Power Score

Local Metro

% of Country Score

63.1%


Share

Benin • Africa • Language power • Time zone Africa/Porto-Novo UTC+1

Population
1.6M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
777 km² (300 mi²)
Density
2,004/km² (5,192/mi²)

Primary city Cotonou

State / province Littoral

Language French

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Largest City

Largest metro area in Benin

Cotonou metro area

6.37, 2.42
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Languages of Cotonou

Fon first in Littoral; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoFon
AdministrativeFrench
NationalFrench

Littoral on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Cotonou

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Leading figures: Djimon Hounsou

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Cadjehoun Airport

Cotonou • 4 - Regional