Boukoumbé

Boukoumbé
Boukoumbé
Commune, arrondissement and town
	Boukoumbé Location in Benin
	Coordinates: 10°11′N 1°6′E / 10.183°N 1.100°E
Country	Benin
Department	Atakora Department
Area
• Total	1,036 km2 (400 sq mi)
Elevation	223 m (732 ft)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	83,147
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Boukoumbé [bu.kum.be] or Boukombé [bu.kɔ̃.be] is a town, arrondissement and commune in north western Benin on the border with Togo. It is known for its market, its whipping ceremony and for its tradition of pipe making. Mount Kousso-Kovangou, the highest point in Benin, lies nearby.

The commune covers an area of 1036 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 60,568 people.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Geography

The town of Boukoumbé is located 582 kilometres from Cotonou and lies on the border with Togo in the west of the country.^[2] Communally it is bounded to the north by Cobly and Tanguiéta, south by Copargo, west by Togo and east by Toucountouna, Kouandé and Natitingou.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Boukoumbé is subdivided into 7 arrondissements; Boukoumbè, Dipoli, Korontière, Kossoucoingou, Manta, Natta and Tabota. They contain 55 villages and 16 urban districts.^[2]

Economy

Most of the population are engaged in agricultural activities followed by trade, transportation and handicrafts. The main crops grown are maize, cotton, cowpeas, peanuts, okra, cassava and tomatoes.^[2]

References

^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2007-02-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Boukoumbe". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
^ "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

External links

10°11′N 1°06′E / 10.183°N 1.100°E / 10.183; 1.100

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[world_gazetteer-1] "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2007-02-20.

[Atlasbenin-2] "Boukoumbe". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

[3] "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

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v t Communes of Benin
Alibori Department	Banikoara Gogounou Kandi Karimama Malanville Ségbana
Atakora Department	Boukoumbé Cobly Kérou Kouandé Matéri Natitingou Pehonko Tanguiéta Toucountouna
Atlantique Department	Abomey-Calavi Allada Kpomassè Ouidah Sô-Ava Toffo Tori-Bossito Zè
Borgou Department	Bembèrèkè Kalalè N'Dali Nikki Parakou Pèrèrè Sinendé Tchaourou
Collines Department	Bantè Dassa-Zoumè Glazoué Ouèssè Savalou Savè
Donga Department	Bassila Copargo Djougou Ouaké
Kouffo Department	Aplahoué Djakotomey Dogbo-Tota Klouékanmè Lalo Toviklin
Littoral Department	Cotonou
Mono Department	Athiémè Bopa Comé Grand-Popo Houéyogbé Lokossa
Ouémé Department	Adjarra Adjohoun Aguégués Akpro-Missérété Avrankou Bonou Dangbo Porto-Novo Sèmè-Kpodji
Plateau Department	Ifangni Adja-Ouèrè Kétou Pobè Sakété
Zou Department	Abomey Agbangnizoun Bohicon Covè Djidja Ouinhi Za-Kpota Zagnanado Zogbodomey

v t Arrondissements of the Atakora Department
Boukoumbè	Boukoumbè Dipoli Korontière Kossoucoingou Manta Natta Tabota
Cobly	Cobly Datori Kountori Tapoga
Kérou	Brignamaro Firou Kérou Koabagou
Kouandé	Birni Chabi-Couma Fô-Tancé Guilmaro Kouandé Oroukayo
Matéri	Dassari Gouandé Matéri Nodi Tantéga Tchianhoun-Cossi
Natitingou	Kotapounga Kouaba Koundata Natitingou I Natitingou II Natitingou III Natitingou IV Perma Tchoumi-Tchoumi
Péhunco	Gnémasson Péhunco Tobré
Tanguiéta	Cotiakou N'Dahonta Taiakou Tanguiéta Tanongou
Toucountouna	Kouarfa Tampégré Toucountouna