Cotonou

Summary

Cotonou is a commune of Benin^[1]. Cotonou ranks in the top 1% of commune_of_benin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (596 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cotonou is located in Littoral^[3].
• Cotonou is in the country of Benin^[4].
• Cotonou's head of government is recorded as Luc Atrokpo^[5].
• Cotonou's image is recorded as Vue panoramique quartier cadjéhoun-Cotonou au Bénin 1.jpg^[6].
• Cotonou's instance of is recorded as commune of Benin^[7].
• Cotonou's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Cotonou's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Cotonou's instance of is recorded as metropolis^[10].
• Cotonou's official language is recorded as French^[11].
• Cotonou's flag image is recorded as Flag of Cotonou.gif^[12].
• Cotonou's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason de la ville de Cotonou.jpg^[13].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taipei^[14].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lagos^[15].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Atlanta^[16].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Žilina^[17].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Créteil^[18].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rosny-sous-Bois^[19].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ningbo^[20].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Geneva^[21].
• Cotonou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Abidjan^[22].
• Cotonou's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141929622^[23].
• Cotonou's GND ID is recorded as 4264312-0^[24].
• Cotonou's locator map image is recorded as Benin-karte-politisch-littoral.png^[25].
• Cotonou's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83040649^[26].
• Cotonou's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11883016f^[27].

Body

Geography

Cotonou is in the country of Benin^[4]. Cotonou is located in Littoral^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Cotonou's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+79'}^[28]. Cotonou's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3'}^[29]. Cotonou's population is recorded as {'amount': '+780000'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commune of Benin^[7], city^[8], big city^[9], and metropolis^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cotonou include Cotonou Agreement^[31], a treaty^[32].

Why It Matters

Cotonou ranks in the top 1% of commune_of_benin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (596 views/month).^[2] Cotonou has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] Cotonou is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for Cotonou include Cotonou Agreement^[31], a treaty^[32].