Hogbonu

E663918

Hogbonu is the traditional Yoruba name for Porto-Novo, the capital city of Benin known for its rich Afro-Brazilian and West African cultural heritage.

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Hogbonu canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
human settlement
borderedBy Nigeria (to the east, across the border from Lagos region) NERFINISHED
capitalOf Benin NERFINISHED
climate tropical savanna climate
colonialPower France NERFINISHED
country Benin NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupHistoricallyAssociated Goun people NERFINISHED
Yoruba people NERFINISHED
hasArchitecturalStyle Afro-Brazilian architecture
colonial architecture
hasCommonLanguage Fon NERFINISHED
Gungbe NERFINISHED
Yoruba NERFINISHED
hasCulturalHeritage Afro-Brazilian culture
Goun culture NERFINISHED
West African culture
Yoruba culture
hasNameInLanguage Adjatche NERFINISHED
Ajase NERFINISHED
Porto-Novo NERFINISHED
hasNotableInstitution Ethnographic Museum of Porto-Novo NERFINISHED
Honmé Museum NERFINISHED
hasNotableSite Afro-Brazilian mansions
Grand Mosque of Porto-Novo NERFINISHED
King Toffa’s Palace NERFINISHED
hasOfficialLanguage French
hasPort Porto-Novo lagoon port
hasReligion Christianity
Islam
Vodun NERFINISHED
historicalName Adjatche NERFINISHED
Porto-Novo NERFINISHED
historicalRole center of Afro-Brazilian returnee community
former city-state in the Gulf of Guinea
isDeJureCapitalOf Benin NERFINISHED
isSeatOf National Assembly of Benin NERFINISHED
locatedIn Ouémé Department NERFINISHED
West Africa NERFINISHED
locatedOn Lagoon of Porto-Novo NERFINISHED
partOf Bight of Benin region NERFINISHED
timezone West Africa Time NERFINISHED
traditionalNameFor Porto-Novo NERFINISHED
traditionalNameInLanguage Yoruba NERFINISHED
utcOffset +1
wasCapitalOf French Dahomey NERFINISHED

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Porto-Novo hasLocalName Hogbonu