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Donga is one of the twelve
departments||Benin is divided into 12 departments , and subdivided into 77 communes. In 1999, the previous six departments were each split into two halves, forming the current 12...
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BeninBenin , 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 short coastline to the south leads to the Bight of Benin....
. Donga was created in 1999 when the government split up the original six departments into twelve. Donga was split from
AtakoraAtakora is the northwestern department of Benin, bordering Togo to the west and Burkina Faso to the north. Also, it borders the departments of Alibori, Borgou, and Donga. It is the most mountainous region of Benin, and the birth place of the president, Mathieu Kérékou...
. The capital of Donga is Djougou. The total area is 10,691 km.² or 4,128mi.².
Population 395,416 (2006).
Donga is divided into the communes of
BassilaBassila is a town and commune located in the Donga Department of Benin. The RNIE 3 highway of Benin passes through the town of Bassila and the commune...
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Copargo Copargo is a town and commune in the Donga Department of western Benin....
, Djougou Rural, Djougou Urban, and
Ouaké Ouaké is a town and commune in the Donga Department of western Benin....
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