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. 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.
* 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. 

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

Der sanso be chaw Voodoo temples insyd de city.

## Notable natives
*Alexis Adandé, archaeologist
*Anicet Adjamossi, footballer.
*Géraldine Faladé, journalist.
*Kamarou Fassassi, politician.
*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.
*Paulin Soumanou Vieyra, director den author
*Baba Yabo, comedian
*Gaston Zossou, politician
## References



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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