Parakou

Summary

Parakou is a commune of Benin^[1]. Parakou ranks in the top 8% of commune_of_benin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Parakou is located in Borgou Department^[3].
• Parakou is in the country of Benin^[4].
• Parakou's head of government is recorded as Samou Seidou Adambi^[5].
• Parakou's image is recorded as Parakou1.jpg^[6].
• Parakou's image is recorded as Parakou2.jpg^[7].
• Parakou's instance of is recorded as commune of Benin^[8].
• Parakou's twinned administrative body is recorded as Orléans^[9].
• Parakou's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 158330389^[10].
• Parakou's GND ID is recorded as 1069635197^[11].
• Parakou's locator map image is recorded as Benin physical map.svg^[12].
• Parakou's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n84195688^[13].
• Parakou's Commons category is recorded as Parakou^[14].
• Parakou's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2859964^[15].
• Parakou's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.35, 'lon': 2.6166666666667}^[16].
• Parakou's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/050pzd^[17].
• Parakou's official website is recorded as http://www.gouv.bj/communes/parakou^[18].
• Parakou's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Parakou^[19].
• Parakou's page banner is recorded as Parakou banner.jpg^[20].
• Parakou's WOEID is recorded as 1268389^[21].
• Parakou's capital of is recorded as Borgou Department^[22].
• Parakou's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Parakou^[23].
• Parakou's category for people born here is recorded as Category:People from Parakou^[24].
• Parakou's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2392204^[25].
• Parakou's BBC Things ID is recorded as c49297fb-54a0-40af-b435-fb9944f13bc6^[26].
• Parakou's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+324'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Parakou is in the country of Benin^[4]. Parakou is located in Borgou Department^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Parakou's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+441'}^[28]. Parakou's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+324'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Parakou's instance of is recorded as commune of Benin^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Parakou include Parakou Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in Benin^[31].

Why It Matters

Parakou ranks in the top 8% of commune_of_benin entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).^[2] Parakou has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Parakou is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Parakou include Parakou Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in Benin^[31].