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Borgou Department, Benini
Regional Level Types
Borgou DepartmentDepartment
BeninCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Parakou163,753 (2012)
Nikki54,009 (2018)
Bembèrèkè24,006 (2018)
Tchaourou20,971 (2018)
Bétérou13,108 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
213222
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:213222:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Borgou, Bénin
German:
Borgou, Benin
Italian:
dipartimento di Borgou, Benin
Russian:
Боргу, Бенин
Simplified Chinese:
博爾古省, 贝宁
Spanish:
Borgou, Benín
Yoruba:
Apá Borgou, Benin
Arabic:
إدارة بورغو, بنين
Asturian:
Borgou, Benín
Azeri:
Borqu departamenti, Benin
Basque:
Borgou, Benin
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Баргу, Бэнін
Bengali:
বুরগোয়া বিভাগ, বেনিন
Breton:
Borgou, Benin
Bulgarian:
Боргу, Бенин
Catalan:
Borgou, Benín
Cebuano:
Borgou Department, Benin
Danish:
Borgou, Benin
Dutch:
Borgou, Benin
Farsi/Persian:
استان بورگو, بنین
Finnish:
Borgou, Benin
Greek:
Μποργκού, Μπενίν
Gujarati:
બોર્ગૂ વિભાગ, બેનિન
Hindi:
बोर्गू विभाग, बेनिन
Hungarian:
Borgou, Benin
Indonesian:
Departemen Borgou, Benin
Japanese:
ボルグー県, ベナン
Kannada:
ಬೊರ್ಗೌ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಬೆನಿನ್
Korean:
보르구주, 베냉
Latvian:
Borgu departaments, Benina
Lithuanian:
Borgu departamentas, Beninas
Malay:
Borgou Department, Benin
Marathi:
बॉर्गो विभाग, बेनिन
Northern Frisian:
Borgou, Beniin
Norwegian:
Borgou, Benin
Polish:
Departament Borgou, Benin
Portuguese:
Borgou, Benim
Romanian:
Departamentul Borgou, Benin
Sinhalese:
බොර්ගෝඋ දෙපාතමේන්තුව, බෙනින්
Swedish:
Borgou, Benin
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Боргу, Бенин
Tamil:
போர்கோவு துறை, பெனின்
Telugu:
బోర్గోవ్ డిపార్ట్మెంట్, బెనిన్
Thai:
บอร์กู, เบนิน
Turkish:
Borgou Departmanı, Benin
Ukrainian:
Боргу, Бенін
Urdu:
بورگوؤ محکمہ, بینن
Vietnamese:
Borgou, Bénin
Wu Chinese:
博尔古省, 贝宁


Borgou is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Borgou borders the country of Nigeria and the departments of Alibori, Atakora, Collines and Donga. The capital of Borgou is Parakou.

Borgou is divided into the communes of Bembèrèkè, Kalalé, N’Dali, Nikki, Parakou, Pèrèrè, Sinendé, and Tchaourou.

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borgou_Department
Wikidata ID:Q29136
GeoNames ID:2394992

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