Kpomassè
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Kpomassè is a town, arrondissement
, and commune
in the Atlantique Department
of southern Benin
. The commune covers an area of 305 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 57,190 people.
A training and production center in Kpomassè began in 1999 on the initiative of the High Commission for Refugees (HCR). The ambition of the Kpomassè center is to minimize the impact of the presence of refugees on development programs in Benin. The center encourages socio-economic integration of refugees in the country and provides the population with skills in techniques of production management in the different domains of agriculture (animal husbandry, fish farming, plant production, small-scale processing, etc.) and crafts.
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
Communes of Benin
The departments of Benin are subdivided into 77 communes, which in turn are divided into arrondissements and finally into villages or city districts. Prior to 1999 provinces were broken down into 84 districts, titled either urban or rural...
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 southern 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...
. The commune covers an area of 305 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 57,190 people.
A training and production center in Kpomassè began in 1999 on the initiative of the High Commission for Refugees (HCR). The ambition of the Kpomassè center is to minimize the impact of the presence of refugees on development programs in Benin. The center encourages socio-economic integration of refugees in the country and provides the population with skills in techniques of production management in the different domains of agriculture (animal husbandry, fish farming, plant production, small-scale processing, etc.) and crafts.