Benin Political Map

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Benin is a country of West Africa. It borders the countries of Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ghana and Nigeria. Benin has tropical hot climate. It is semiarid in the north and Humid in the south. The provinces and their capitals have been marked clearly in the political map of Benin. Other important features as major cities, provincial and international boundaries all have been indicated in the map of Benin.

Benin Geographical Location

Benin, which is a western African country, has the geographical coordinates of 9° 30' North latitude and 2° 15' East longitude. The total area of Benin is 112,602 square kilometers. In the political map of Benin various information like provinces of Benin, important cities have been indicated. The coastline of Benin stretches for 121 kilometers. The north direction is indicated on the map by a black arrow.

Provinces of Benin

Benin has been divided into six provinces. The Benin provinces are clearly indicated in the printable map of Benin using different colors. The following are the Benin provinces:

Borgou	Atakora	Oueme
Zou	Mono	Atlantique

Benin Capital

The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo, which is indicated in the Benin map by a red square, which has a black border. Porto- Novo has the geographical coordinates of 6° 28'60" North latitude and 2° 37' East longitude. Benin is 127 feet above sea level. Some of the nearby cities of Porto-Novo are:

Louo	Adjacin	Adjarra
Ouando	Akonabou	Sedje
Djegan-Daho	Tohoue	Djerigbe
Toli

Province Capitals of Benin

In the political map of Benin, the capitals of each of the provinces are marked by using white boxes. The boundaries of provinces are also indicated in the Benin political map. The pattern of the province border is different from the pattern of the international boundary. The province capitals indicated in the political Benin map are:

Cotonou	Lokossa	Abomey
Parakov	Natitingou

Benin Cities

The important cities of the country are indicated in the political map of Benin by using black dots. Some of the major cities that are made prominent in the map are:

Ouidah	Segboroue	Pobe
Ketou	Cove	Bohicon
Dassa-Zoume	Save	Savalou
Bassila	Djougou	Kouande
Tanguiteta	Malanville	Banikoara
Kandi	Ndali	Nikki

Bordering Countries and Water-bodies of Benin

The countries that are neighbors of Benin are marked very clearly in the Benin political map. Togo, Ghana, Burkina, Nigeria, Niger are the bordering countries of Benin. In the map it has also been indicated that the Bight of Benin, which is a type of bay, is located on the southern portion of Benin.