Porto-Novo

Porto-Novo (Portuguese for 'New Port', Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ˈnovu], French pronunciation: [pɔʁtɔnɔvo]; Yoruba: Àjàṣẹ́; Fon: Xɔ̀gbónù; dem sanso know am as Hogbonu den Ajashe) be de capital den second-largest city of Benin. De commune dey cover an area of  den as of 2002 na e get population of 223,552 people.

 Demographics 
Na Porto-Novo get an enumerated population of 264,320 insyd 2013."Benin: Departments, Major Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-03-28. De residents be mostly Yoruba den Gun people as well as people wey komot oda parts of de country, den from neighbouring Nigeria.

Population trend:
1979: 133,168  (census)
1992: 179,138  (census)
2002: 223,552  (census)
2013: 264,320  (census)

 Geography den climate 
Porto-Novo get a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) plus consistently hot den humid conditions den two wet seasons: a long wet season from March to July den a shorter rain season insyd September den October. De city ein location for de edge of de Dahomey Gap dey make am much drier den dem go be expected so close to de equator, although e be less dry dan Accra anaa Lomé.

Administrative divisions
 1st arrondissement
 2nd arrondissement
 3rd arrondissement
 4th arrondissement
 5th arrondissement

 Culture 

 De Porto-Novo Museum of Ethnography dey contain a large collection of Yoruba masks, as well as items for de history of de city den of Benin.Butler, Stuart (2019) Bradt Travel Guide - Benin, pgs. 121-131
 King Toffa's Palace (dem sanso know am as de Musée Honmé den de Royal Palace), now be a museum, wey dey show wat na life be like give African royalty. Na dem add de palace den de surrounding district to de UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List for October 31, 1996 insyd de Cultural category.
 Jardin Place Jean Bayol be a large plaza wich dey contain a statue of de first King of Porto-Novo.
 De Da Silva Museum be a museum of Beninese history. E dey show wat na life be like for de returning Afro-Brazilians.
 De palais de Gouverneur (governor ein palace) be de home of de national legislature.
 De Isèbayé Foundation be a museum of Voodoo den Beninese history.

 Places of worship 
Among de places of worship, Christian churches be predominant: 

 Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto Novo (Catholic Church), 
 Protestant Methodist Church insyd Benin (World Methodist Council), 
 Celestial Church of Christ, 
 Union of Baptist Churches of Benin (Baptist World Alliance), 
 Living Faith Church Worldwide, 
 Redeemed Christian Church of God, 
 Assemblies of God.J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, ‘‘Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices’’, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 338 

Der sanso be Muslim mosques, most notably de Grand Mosque. 

Der sanso be chaw Voodoo temples insyd de city.

Notable natives
Alexis Adandé, archaeologistN’Dah, Didier (2014), "Adandé, Alexis B. A.", in Smith, Claire (ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, Springer, pp. 20–22, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2359, ISBN 978-1-4419-0465-2
Anicet Adjamossi, footballer.
Géraldine Faladé, journalist..
Kamarou Fassassi, politician."Government page on Fassassi" (in French). Archived from the original on November 19, 2003. Retrieved 2007-05-07
Romuald Hazoume, artist
Samuel Oshoffa, wey found de Celestial Church of Christ.
Claudine Talon, first lady of Benin (since 2016)
Marc Tovalou Quenum, lawyer, writer den pan-Africanist.Marc Tovalou Quenum profile, (in English)
Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, director den author
Baba Yabo, comedian
Gaston Zossou, politician
 References 
Category:Capitals_insyd_Africa

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 External links 

 Official Republic of Benin tourism site for Porto-Novo
 Official Benin government website information about Porto-Novo
 porto-novo.biz
 Images of the Central Mosque of Porto-Novo
 Adjogan


Category:Communes of Benin
Category:French West Africa
Category:Populated coastal places insyd Benin
Category:Populated places insyd de Ouémé Department
Category:Cities insyd Yorubaland
Category:Populated places dem establish insyd de 16th century