Benin Capital refers to the city of Porto Novo which is also known as Adjace or Hogbonou. The Benin Capital city of Poto Novo is also a very important port that is located over the coastal regions of this west African land.
There are a total of twelve departments under the Benin Capital which include:
- Alibori
- Mono
- Atlantique
- Atakora
- Littoral
- Collines
- Borgou
- Ouémé
- Kouffo
- Donga
- Zou
- Plateau
Some of the major tourist destinations at the city of Porto Novo, that is, the Benin Capital include the following:
- The Porto Novo Museum of Ethnography
- King Toffa's palace which is also known as the famous Musée Honmé and the Royal Palace that has been transformed into a museum
- The large plaza of Jardin Place Jean Bayol
- The da Silva Museum placed in the capital of Benin
- The palais de Gouverneur or the Governor's Palace, which is presently the residence of the national legislature
- The Brazilian-style church which is now-a-days a mosque
- The Institute of Higher Studies of Benin
- The largest football stadiums of Stade Municipale and Stade Charles de Gaulle or the Charles de Gaulle Stadium
- The cultural and the historical, yet living history of the town of Ouidah
- The Pendjari National Park.
