kids encyclopedia robot

Mono Department facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Mono
Department
Map highlighting the Mono Department
Map highlighting the Mono Department
Country  Benin
Capital Lokossa
Area
 • Total 1,396 km2 (539 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total 387,346
 • Density 277.47/km2 (718.64/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Mono is one of the twelve departments of Benin. The capital of this department is Lokossa. The department of Kouffo was part of Mono until 1999.

The Gen language is only spoken in this department in Benin. Other languages spoken in this area are Ewe and some of the Phla–Pherá languages

Mono is divided into the communes of Bopa, Comé, Grand-Popo, and Houéyogbé.


Images for kids

  • Benin4

    A market in Grand Popo

  • Mono communes

    Communes of Mono

See also

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

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Mono Department Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.