Ouinhi

Ouinhi
Commune and city
Ouinhi Location in Benin
Coordinates: 7°20′N 2°27′E
Country	Benin
Department	Zou Department
Area
• Total	186 sq mi (483 km^2)
Population  (2013)
• Total	59,381
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Ouinhi [wi.ni] is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Zou Department of south-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 483 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 59,381 people.[1][2] It is bounded on the north-west by the commune of Zagnanado, south-west by the commune of Zogbodomey, south by the commune of Bonou and east by the commune of Adja-Ouèrè. The commune is divided into arrondissements which include Dasso, Ouinhi, and Tohu, comprising 28 villages.[3]

The arrondissements of Ouinhi and Dasso were struck hard by the 2008 Benin floods in July 2008, tearing down mud and straw homes and infrastructure and polluting rivers.[4]

References

1. "Ouinhi". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
2. "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
3. "Ouinhi". www.ouinhi.communedubenin.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved January 5, 2009.
4. "BENIN: Half million potential flood victims : WHO". IRIN, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Retrieved January 5, 2010.

External links

• Communes du Benin

7°0′N 2°27′E