Place:Zou, Benin

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NameZou
Alt namesZou Department
Zousource: Wikipedia
TypeProvince
Coordinates8.0°N 2.25°E
Located inBenin
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Abomey ( 1625 - )
Agouna
Bohicon
Cové
Kilibo
Pira
Savalou
Savé
Tchetti
Zagnanado
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Zou is one of the twelve departments of Benin, named for the Zou River which travels through the department before emptying into the Atlantic in the south of the country. The department of Zou was split in two in 1999, with the northern territory transferred to the newly created Collines Department. The capital of Zou is Abomey. Zou is subdivided into nine communes, each centred at one of the principal towns: Abomey, Agbangnizoun, Bohicon, Cové, Djidja, Ouinhi, Za-Kpota, Zangnanado and Zogbodomey.

, the total population of the department was 851,580, with 407,030 males and 444,550 females. The proportion of women was 52.20%. The total rural population was 67.00%, while the urban population was 33.00%. The total labour force in the department was 275,249, of which 50.10% were women. The proportion of households with no level of education was 60.70% and the proportion of households with children attending school was 72.90%.

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