Pahou

Pahou
Arrondissement and town
Pahou

Location in Benin

Coordinates: 6°23′N 2°13′E / 6.383°N 2.217°E / 6.383; 2.217Coordinates: 6°23′N 2°13′E / 6.383°N 2.217°E / 6.383; 2.217
Country  Benin
Department Atlantique Department
Commune Ouidah
Population (2002)
  Total 14,436
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Pahou is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 14,436.[1]

Transport

In 2015 a suburban passenger railway line is being developed between Cotonou and Pahou.[2]

Notable people

References

  1. Institut National de la Statistique Benin, accessed by Geohive, accessed 31 October 2011


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