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Country
  
Benin

Time zone
  
WAT (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 6:07 AM

Department
  
Zou Department

Area
  
600 km²

Zogbodomey

Weather
  
27°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 88% Humidity

Zogbodomey or Zogbodomè is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Zou Department of south-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 600 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 72,338 people.

Contents

Map of Zogbodomey, Benin

Administrative divisions

Zogbodomey is divided administratively into 11 arrondissements: Akiza, Avlamè, Cana I, Cana II, Domè, Koussoukpa, Kpokissa, Massi, Tanwé-Hessou, Zoukou and Zogbodomey. The commune contains 6 urban quarters and 59 villages.

Economy

The economy of Zogbodomey is based on agriculture, livestock, trade and agro food processing.

Agriculture employs over 80% of the population, with the main crops grown being maize and groundnuts, but in recent years, producers are turning to other commodities such as vegetables, cotton, cassava, soybeans, cowpeas, and rice.

Livestock production is limited to goats, sheep, pigs, poultry and rabbits.

Small and medium enterprises operate in Zogbodomey and transform products such as cassava, palm oil, vegetable oil and soybean etc.

There are a variety of markets and traders in the main town, and bars and restaurants have grown up in recent years, and new shops and stores.

Notable people

  • Georges Nobime (1965-)
  • References

    Zogbodomey Wikipedia