Zou ( fr. Zou ) - located in the southern part of Benin. The administrative center is the city of Abomey .
| department | |
| Zoo | |
|---|---|
| fr Zou | |
| A country |  Benin |
| Includes | 9 communes |
| Adm Centre | Abomey |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 5,243 km² |
| Height | |
| Timezone | UTC +1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 851 623 [1] people ( 2013 ) |
| Density | 162.4 persons / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | Bj-zo |
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Geography
It borders in the west with Togo and the Kouffo department, in the north with the Collins department, in the east with the Plateau department, in the south with the Atlantic and Ueme departments.
Administrative division
Commune Department Zu.
Includes 9 communes:
- Abomey ( Fr. Abomey )
- Agbannin ( fr. Agbangnizoun )
- Bohicon ( fr. Bohicon )
- Gija ( fr. Djidja )
- Zagnanado ( Fr. Zagnanado )
- Zodogbomey ( fr. Zodogbomey )
- Za-Kpota ( fr. Za-Kpota )
- Cove ( fr. Cové )
- Manala ( fr. Manala )
- Winie ( Fr. Ouinhi )
Notes
- ↑ The population of Benin (Eng.) . City Population. Circulation date August 22, 2014. Archived August 22, 2014.
- ↑ GeoNames 2005.