Ouidah

Summary

Ouidah is a commune of Benin^[1]. Ouidah ranks in the top 3% of commune_of_benin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ouidah is located in Atlantique Department^[3].
• Ouidah is in the country of Benin^[4].
• Ouidah's image is recorded as Africa Endeavor is empowering African Partner nations to enhance their C4 (command, control, communications and computer systems) and cyber defense capabilities in Cotonou, Benin in July 2025 - 94.jpg^[5].
• Ouidah's instance of is recorded as commune of Benin^[6].
• Ouidah's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Ouidah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Melun^[8].
• Ouidah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137286921^[9].
• Ouidah's GND ID is recorded as 4116838-0^[10].
• Ouidah's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86020997^[11].
• Ouidah's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 121784452^[12].
• Ouidah's Commons category is recorded as Ouidah^[13].
• Ouidah's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 6.3666666666667, 'lon': 2.0833333333333}^[14].
• Ouidah's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/050psn^[15].
• Ouidah's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge384609^[16].
• Ouidah's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ouidah^[17].
• Ouidah's page banner is recorded as Wv Ouidah banner.jpg^[18].
• Ouidah's population is recorded as {'amount': '+162034'}^[19].
• Ouidah's WOEID is recorded as 1268321^[20].
• Ouidah's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[21].
• Ouidah's capital of is recorded as Atlantique Department^[22].
• Ouidah's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Ouidah^[23].
• Ouidah's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[24].
• Ouidah's category for people born here is recorded as Q18665138^[25].
• Ouidah's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2392308^[26].
• Ouidah's Facebook location ID is recorded as 112697172079333^[27].

Body

Geography

Ouidah is in the country of Benin^[4]. Ouidah is located in Atlantique Department^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Ouidah's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+364'}^[28]. Ouidah's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}^[29]. Ouidah's population is recorded as {'amount': '+162034'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include commune of Benin^[6] and city^[7]. Ouidah's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[24].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ouidah include Whydah Gally^[30], a slave ship^[31].

Why It Matters

Ouidah ranks in the top 3% of commune_of_benin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (232 views/month).^[2] Ouidah has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Ouidah is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Ouidah include Whydah Gally^[30], a slave ship^[31].