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Bohicon or Gbohikon is a city in Benin, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east of the city on the railway line from Cotonou to Parakou and on Benin's main highway RNIE 2 which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 149,271 people.[1][2]
Bohicon
Gbohikon | |
|---|---|
Commune and city | |
 Road leading into Bohicon from the south | |
  Bohicon Location in Benin | |
| Coordinates: 7°12′N 2°04′E | |
| Country |  Benin |
| Department | Zou Department |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44 km2 (17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 149,271 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
A speciality sold in the market is afitin (soy dawa-dawa/soy iru), which is traditionally and somewhat famously in Benin made by women in the region. It is a protein-rich fermented food widely used in West Africa as a seasoning.
Climate
Bohicon has a rather dry tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with a lengthy though moderate wet season from March to October and a short dry season from November to February. The wet season divides into two periods: a hotter first half from March to June and a cooler, foggy second half somewhat influenced by the northern extension of the Benguela Current.
| Climate data for Bohicon (1961-1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.7 (98.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.7 (99.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
34.9 (94.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 34.4 (93.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 3.6 (0.14) |
28.3 (1.11) |
74.9 (2.95) |
127.3 (5.01) |
153.2 (6.03) |
175.0 (6.89) |
142.2 (5.60) |
112.4 (4.43) |
140.0 (5.51) |
118.8 (4.68) |
22.3 (0.88) |
14.4 (0.57) |
1,112.4 (43.80) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 210.8 | 201.6 | 204.6 | 204.0 | 210.8 | 171.0 | 114.7 | 96.1 | 123.0 | 195.3 | 231.0 | 213.9 | 2,176.8 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.0 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Administration
Bohicon is one of the 77 official Communes of Benin. The city is located 9 kilometres from Abomey but the commune is divided into arrondissements:
- Bohicon 1
- Bohicon 2
- Sdohomé
- Saclo
- Passangon
- Ouassaho
- Lissezoun
- Gnidjazoun
- Avogbana
- Agongointo
Notable landmarks
- Lycée Technique de Bohicon (LYTEB)
- Collège Monseigneur Steinmetz
- Bohicon Railway Station
- Parc Archeologique d'Agongointo
Notable people
- Nicéphore Dieu-Donné Soglo - former President of Benin
- Hubert Maga - Born in Parakou but studied in Bohicon.
- Abraham Zinzindohoue - former Benin Minister of Justice
- Ben La Desh - Musician from Rotterdam but born in Bohicon.
- Jonas Lekpa - Famous marabout living in Bohicon.
References
- "Bohicon". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Bénin. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- "Bohicon Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bohicon.
| Communes of Benin | ||
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| Alibori Department |
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| Atakora Department |
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| Atlantique Department | ||
| Borgou Department | ||
| Collines Department |
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| Donga Department | ||
| Kouffo Department | ||
| Littoral Department | ||
| Mono Department | ||
| Ouémé Department |
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| Plateau Department | ||
| Zou Department |
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| Arrondissements of the Zou Department | ||
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| Abomey |  | |
| Agbangnizoun |
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| Bohicon | ||
| Cové |
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| Djidja | ||
| Ouinhi | ||
| Za-Kpota | ||
| Zagnanado | ||
| Zogbodomey |
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| Authority control |
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[de] Bohicon
Bohicon ist eine Stadt und eine Kommune in Benin. Sie liegt im Département Zou. Die Stadt hatte bei der Volkszählung im Mai 2013 eine Bevölkerung von 93.744 Menschen und die deutlich größere Kommune Bohicon hatte zum selben Zeitpunkt 171.781 Einwohner.[1] Sie liegt im Ballungsgebiet von Abomey, 9 Kilometer östlich der Stadt an der Eisenbahnlinie von Cotonou nach Parakou und an Benins Hauptverkehrsstraße RNIE 2, die sich mit der RNIE 4 verbindet.- [en] Bohicon
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