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Godomey

Godomey is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey-Calavi. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on March 11, 2013, the arrondissement had a total population of 253,262.

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Godomey
Arrondissement and town
Road in Godomey (Salamey)
Godomey Location in Benin
Coordinates: 6°22′N 2°21′E / 6.367°N 2.350°E / 6.367; 2.350
Country	Benin
Department	Atlantique Department
Commune	Abomey-Calavi
Population (2013 census)
• Total	253,262
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Godomey is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey-Calavi. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on March 11, 2013, the arrondissement had a total population of 253,262.¹

CEG Godomey is a public secondary school located in Godomey.

Godomey used to be known as Jakin.²

Notable people

Amdivie Kouhounha (born 2001), gymnast

References

References

Institut National de la Statistique Benin, accessed by Geohive, accessed 19 January, 2011
Law 2005, p. 249.

Bibliography

Law, Robin (2005). "Ethnicities of Enslaved Africans in the Diaspora: On the Meanings of "Mina" (Again)". History in Africa. 32: 247–267. doi:10.1353/hia.2005.0014. ISSN 0361-5413.