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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hogbonu canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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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