Allada
Encyclopedia
Allada is a town, arrondissement
, and commune located in the Atlantique Department
of Benin
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Allada was the capital of the most powerful king in Ajaland
before it fell to the armies of Dahomey
.
The commune covers an area of 381 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 91,778 people.
Arrondissements of Benin
The Arrondissements of Benin refer to the third-level administrative units of Benin, after Departments and communes. In turn they contain villages and may often have several quartiers or city districts/urban neighborhoods:...
, and commune located in the Atlantique Department
Atlantique Department
Atlantique is one of the twelve departments of Benin.Atlantique is divided into the communes of Abomey-Calavi, Allada, Kpomassè, Ouidah, Sô-Ava, Toffo, Tori-Bossito, and Zè.In 1999 the Littoral Department was split off from Atlantique....
of Benin
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
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Allada was the capital of the most powerful king in Ajaland
Ajaland
Ajaland refers to the area inhabited by the Aja people in Benin and Togo, West Africa. In the late 16th and early 17th century this area was a major center of the Atlantic Slave Trade. It was largely split between the Kingdom of Whydah and the domain of the ruler of Allada...
before it fell to the armies of Dahomey
Dahomey
Dahomey was a country in west Africa in what is now the Republic of Benin. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful west African state that was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until 1894. From 1894 until 1960 Dahomey was a part of French West Africa. The independent Republic of Dahomey...
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The commune covers an area of 381 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 91,778 people.
Demographics
The main town demographics:| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 12 022 |
| 2008 (estimate) | 21 833 |