Godomey
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Godomey | |
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Arrondissement and town | |
.jpg) Road in Godomey (Salamey) | |
  Godomey Location in Benin | |
| Coordinates: 6°22′N 2°21′E / 6.367°N 2.350°E | |
| Country |  Benin |
| Department | Atlantique Department |
| Commune | Abomey-Calavi |
| Population (2013 census) | |
• Total | 253,262 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Godomey is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey-Calavi. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on March 11, 2013, the arrondissement had a total population of 253,262.[1]
CEG Godomey is a public secondary school located in Godomey.
Godomey used to be known as Jakin.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Amdivie Kouhounha (born 2001), gymnast
References
[edit]- ↑ Institut National de la Statistique Benin, accessed by Geohive, accessed 19 January, 2011
- ↑ Law 2005, p. 249.
Bibliography
[edit]- Law, Robin (2005). "Ethnicities of Enslaved Africans in the Diaspora: On the Meanings of "Mina" (Again)". History in Africa. 32: 247–267. doi:10.1353/hia.2005.0014. ISSN 0361-5413.
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