Lokossa
Encyclopedia
Lokossa is an arrondissement
, commune
, and the capital city of Mono Department
in Benin
. The name Lokossa translates into English as "underneath the iroko tree".
The commune covers an area of 260 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 77,065 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:...
, 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...
, and the capital city of Mono Department
Mono Department
Mono is one of the twelve departments of Benin. The capital of this department is Lokossa. The department of Kouffo was part of Mono until 1999 when the Benin government split up some of the departments and made new departments. The Gen language is only spoken in this department in Benin...
in 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 name Lokossa translates into English as "underneath the iroko tree".
The commune covers an area of 260 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 77,065 people.