Place:Mono, Benin

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NameMono
Alt namesMono Department
Monosource: Wikipedia
TypeProvince
Coordinates6.75°N 1.833°E
Located inBenin
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Aplahoué
Athiémé
Comé
Grand Popo
Lokossa
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Mono is one of the twelve departments of Benin, with its capital at Lokossa. It is named for the Mono River which forms much of the border with Togo. The northern areas of the department were split off to create the newly formed Kouffo Department in 1999. Mono is subdivided into six communes, each centred at one of the principal towns, namely, Athiémè, Bopa, Comè, Grand-Popo, Houéyogbé and Lokossa. It has an area of .

, the total population of the department was 497,243, with 241,554 males and 255,689 females. The proportion of women was 51.40%. The total rural population was 50.30%, while the urban population was 49.70%. The total labour force in the department was 142,220, of which 48.60% were women. The proportion of households with no level of education was 48.70%.

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