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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. The capital of Benin, in the southeast part of the country on an inlet of the Gulf of Guinea. Probably founded in the 16th century, it was settled as a slave-trading center by the Portuguese in the 17th century. Population: 223,000.

Wiktionary

  1. n. The official capital of Benin. The de-facto capital is Cotonou.

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  • “They are the main city of Cotonou, the political capital Porto-Novo, and Parakou and Abomey, strongholds of the opposition Democratic”

    ANC Daily News Briefing

  • Porto-Novo is the capital and Cotonou is the largest city and chief port.”

    Benin

  • “Capital: name: Porto-Novo (official capital) geographic coordinates: 6 29 N, 2 37 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Cotonou (seat of government)”

    Benin

  • “Beninname: Porto-Novo (official capital) geographic coordinates: 6 29 N, 2 37 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) note: Cotonou (seat of government)”

    Capital

  • “Driving from the border of Niger through Nigeria to the city of Lagos or through Benin to Porto-Novo is about 400 miles.”

    Trustworthiness

  • “In nearly every expat setting I've visited as a traveler--from Prague to Phuket to Porto-Novo--there seems to be this notion that being a writer has more to do with drinking and screwing than actually writing.”

    bittercon 2006 (updated with banner)

  • “Capital: Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government”

    The 2000 CIA World Factbook

  • Porto-Novo is the official capital; Cotonou is the seat of government”

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook

  • “Ida s'approvisionne au marché de Ouando à Porto-Novo.”

    Kiva Loans

  • “Ida vit avec son mari au quartier Koutongbé à Porto-Novo, capitale administrative du Bénin.”

    Kiva Loans

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