Cotonou

E71791
city commune

Cotonou is the largest city and economic hub of Benin, located on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Cotonou canonical 29
Cotonou Port 1
Cotonou city center 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
commune ⓘ
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean to the south ⓘ
Lake Nokoué to the north ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
country Benin ⓘ
currency West African CFA franc ⓘ
exports agricultural products ⓘ
cotton ⓘ
palm products ⓘ
governmentType commune government ⓘ
hasAdministrativeDivision 13 arrondissements ⓘ
hasAirport Cadjehoun Airport ⓘ
hasFunction commercial center ⓘ
major port city ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ
hasIndustry construction materials industry ⓘ
food processing industry ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
hasLandmark Cotonou Cathedral ⓘ
Dantokpa Market ⓘ
Fidjrossè Beach ⓘ
Friendship Stadium ⓘ
hasPort Port of Cotonou ⓘ
hasPortFunction main maritime gateway of Benin ⓘ
hasTransport motorbike taxis (zemidjans) ⓘ
urban bus services ⓘ
hasUniversity University of Abomey-Calavi (campuses in Cotonou) ⓘ
imports consumer goods ⓘ
petroleum products ⓘ
isDeFactoCapitalOf Benin ⓘ
isEconomicCapitalOf Benin ⓘ
isLargestCityOf Benin ⓘ
isSeatOf National Assembly of Benin ⓘ
Presidential Palace of Benin ⓘ
locatedIn Benin ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
coast of Benin ⓘ
nearRiver Ouémé River ⓘ
officialLanguage French ⓘ
populationRankInCountry 1 ⓘ
primaryReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
traditional African religions ⓘ
roadNetwork terminus of major national highways of Benin ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT) ⓘ
surface form: West Africa Time
traversedBy Lagoon of Cotonou ⓘ
utcOffset +1 ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Africa → hasMajorCity → Cotonou ⓘ
Francophonie → hasKeyCity → Cotonou ⓘ
Benin → seatOfGovernment → Cotonou ⓘ
Benin → largestCity → Cotonou ⓘ
Benin → hostsSeatOfGovernment → Cotonou ⓘ
Benin → hasPortCity → Cotonou ⓘ
Bight of Benin → hasCoastalCity → Cotonou ⓘ
Bight of Benin → hasCoastalPort → Cotonou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotonou Port
Djimon Hounsou → placeOfBirth → Cotonou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotonou, Benin
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture → hasResearchStationIn → Cotonou ⓘ
Cotonou Agreement → signedIn → Cotonou ⓘ
Porto-Novo → isDifferentFrom → Cotonou ⓘ
Porto-Novo → roadConnection → Cotonou ⓘ
Patrice Talon → residence → Cotonou ⓘ
Patrice Talon → hasBusinessBaseIn → Cotonou ⓘ
Cotonou Peace Agreement → signedIn → Cotonou ⓘ
Lagos–Badagry Expressway → connectsCity → Cotonou ⓘ
Lagoon of Cotonou → locatedIn → Cotonou ⓘ
Lagoon of Cotonou → borderedBy → Cotonou ⓘ
this entity surface form: city of Cotonou
Presidential Palace of Benin → location → Cotonou ⓘ
Presidential Palace of Benin → capitalRelation → Cotonou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotonou is the economic capital of Benin
Presidential Palace of Benin → hasAddressCity → Cotonou ⓘ
University of Abomey-Calavi (campuses in Cotonou) → hasCampusIn → Cotonou ⓘ
subject surface form: University of Abomey-Calavi
University of Abomey-Calavi (campuses in Cotonou) → campusLocation → Cotonou ⓘ
subject surface form: University of Abomey-Calavi
Dantokpa Market → locatedIn → Cotonou ⓘ
Fidjrossè Beach → locatedIn → Cotonou ⓘ
Fidjrossè Beach → near → Cotonou ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cotonou city center
Friendship Stadium → city → Cotonou ⓘ
Port of Cotonou → locatedIn → Cotonou ⓘ
Cadjehoun Airport → servesCity → Cotonou ⓘ
Cadjehoun Airport → locatedIn → Cotonou ⓘ
Cadjehoun Airport → servesAsMainInternationalAirportFor → Cotonou ⓘ
Cotonou Cathedral → locatedIn → Cotonou ⓘ
Colony of Dahomey → largestCity → Cotonou ⓘ