Atlantic ( fr. Atlantique ) - one of the twelve departments that make up Benin . Located in the southern part of the country, on the coast of the Gulf of Benin . The administrative center is the city of Vida .
| department | |
| Atlantic | |
|---|---|
| fr Atlantique | |
| A country |  Benin |
| Includes | 8 communes |
| Adm Centre | Weida |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 3,233 km² |
| Height | |
| Timezone | UTC +1 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1,396,548 [1] pers. ( 2013 ) |
| Density | 432 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| ISO 3166-2 code | Bj aq |
 | |
Geography
It borders in the west with the departments of Mono and Kouffo , in the north - with the department of Zou , in the east - with the department of Ueme , in the southeast - with the department of Litoral , separated in 1999 from the Atlantic.
Administrative division
Communes of the Department of the Atlantic.
It consists of 8 communes:
- Abomey-Calavi ( Fr. Abomey-Calavi )
- Allada ( fr. Allada )
- Ze ( Fr. Zè )
- Kpomassé ( fr. Kpomassè )
- So-Ava ( Fr. Sô-Ava )
- Tori-Bossito ( fr. Tori-Bossito )
- Toffo ( fr. Toffo )
- Vida ( fr. Ouidah )
Notes
- ↑ The population of Benin (Eng.) . City Population. Circulation date August 22, 2014. Archived August 22, 2014.
- ↑ GeoNames 2005.