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Porto-Novo, capital of Benin: facts and figures
Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin. It has about 280,000 residents, which makes it the 151st most populous capital of the 172 in DailyGeo's atlas, and it sits 23 m above sea level. Its nearest neighbouring capital is Lomé, 160 km away.
Key figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | Benin |
| Continent | Africa |
| City population | 280,000 residents |
| World rank by population | 151st of 172 |
| Elevation | 23 m |
| Founded | not reported |
| Time zone | Africa/Porto-Novo |
| Coordinates | 6.50° N, 2.62° E |
| Country population | 14,814,460 residents |
| Country GDP | 24.6 billion US dollars |
| GDP per capita | $1,658 |
| Life expectancy | 61.0 years |
| Internet users | 34.0 % |
| Big Mac price | not reported |
Climate through the year
Porto-Novo averages 27.4 °C from December to February and 25.4 °C from June to August. August is the coldest month of the year and March the warmest, and the city receives 1,547 mm of precipitation in an average year.
| Month | Mean temperature |
|---|---|
| January | 27.1 °C |
| February | 27.9 °C |
| March | 28.2 °C |
| April | 28.1 °C |
| May | 27.4 °C |
| June | 25.9 °C |
| July | 25.2 °C |
| August | 25.0 °C |
| September | 25.3 °C |
| October | 26.0 °C |
| November | 27.0 °C |
| December | 27.1 °C |
Nearest capitals
Distances are great-circle distances between city centres, which is what the Capitals game measures when it tells you how far a guess was from the answer. Lomé is the closest capital to Porto-Novo.
| Capital | Country | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lomé | Togo | 160 km |
| Accra | Ghana | 326 km |
| Abuja | Nigeria | 608 km |
| Abidjan | Ivory Coast | 744 km |
| Malabo | Equatorial Guinea | 748 km |
How to remember it
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Sources
- City population and coordinates: DailyGeo's own game data, the same figures the Capitals game plays with. Population follows the urban area rather than the commune, which is why no density is quoted.
- Temperature and rainfall: ten-year means (2015 to 2024) computed from ERA5 reanalysis, retrieved through Open-Meteo. Hersbach, H., et al. (2020). The ERA5 global reanalysis. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.
- Elevation: terrain height at the city's coordinates in the Copernicus DEM, read through Open-Meteo rather than taken from a curated claim.
- Time zone: resolved from the same coordinates.
- Country figures: the World Bank, latest reported year for each series: Country GDP, GDP per capita, Country population, Life expectancy, Internet users.
- This capital elsewhere: Wikipedia, UNdata, Wikidata.
- Method and limits: How this data was collected explains how each figure was collected and what it does not cover.
The short answer
Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin, in Africa, with about 280,000 residents, averaging 27.4 °C from December to February and 25.4 °C from June to August.
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What is the capital of Benin?
Porto-Novo is the capital of Benin. It has about 280,000 residents and lies in Africa.
How many people live in Porto-Novo?
About 280,000, which ranks Porto-Novo 151st of the 172 capitals in DailyGeo's atlas by city population.
What is the weather like in Porto-Novo?
Porto-Novo averages 27.4 °C from December to February and 25.4 °C from June to August, with 1,547 mm of precipitation a year. These are ten-year means from ERA5 reanalysis.
How expensive is Porto-Novo?
GDP per capita in the country is $1,658, the latest year the World Bank reports.
Keep learning
- Lomé, capital of Togo: facts and figures
Lomé is the capital of Togo: 1,800,000 residents, 8 m above sea level, 27.6 °C from December to February and 25.3 °C from June to August. Key figures and sources.
- Accra, capital of Ghana: facts and figures
Accra is the capital of Ghana: 2,500,000 residents, 49 m above sea level, 27.5 °C from December to February and 25.0 °C from June to August. Key figures and sources.
- Abuja, capital of Nigeria: facts and figures
Abuja is the capital of Nigeria: 3,500,000 residents, 494 m above sea level, 27.5 °C from December to February and 24.1 °C from June to August. Key figures and sources.
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