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Atakora
Department
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Map highlighting the Atakora Department
Map highlighting the Atakora Department
Country  Benin
Capital Natitingou
Area
 • Total 7,899 sq mi (20,459 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total 601,537
 • Density 76/sq mi (29.4/km2)
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Atakora is the northwestern department of Benin. It borders Togo to the west and Burkina Faso to the north. It is the most mountainous area of Benin. It is where the president, Mathieu Kérékou, was born.

It is a much drier area of the country than the south. There are 3 major seasons, a rainy season that runs from May or June to September or October, a Harmattan season of cool, dry winds that runs from October or November to February, and a hot, Famine season that runs from February to April.

Atakora is divided into the communes of Boukoumbé, Cobly, Kérou, Kouandé, Matéri, Natitingou, Pehonko, Tanguiéta, and Toucountouna.

In 1999 the southern part of Atakora was split off to form the new Donga Department.


Images for kids

  • Benin Atakora dirt road

    Unpaved road in Atakora, near the border with Togo

  • Atakora communes

    Communes of Atakora

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Departamento de Atakora para niños

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