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Atakora Department, Benini
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Atakora Department | Department |
| Benin | Country |
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Largest Settlements:
| Place | Population |
|---|---|
| Natitingou | 80,892 (2012) |
| Tanguiéta | 19,833 (2018) |
| Guilmaro | 6,516 (2018) |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Atacora
Other Languages:
French:
Atacora, Bénin
German:
Atakora, Benin
Italian:
dipartimento di Atakora, Benin
Russian:
Атакора, Бенин
Simplified Chinese:
阿塔科拉省, 贝宁
Spanish:
Atakora, Benín
Yoruba:
Apá Atakora, Benin
Arabic:
إدارة أتاكورا, بنين
Asturian:
Atakora, Benín
Azeri:
Ataqora departamenti, Benin
Basque:
Atakora, Benin
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Атакара, Бэнін
Bengali:
আতাকোরা বিভাগ, বেনিন
Breton:
Atakora, Benin
Bulgarian:
Атакора, Бенин
Catalan:
Atakora, Benín
Cebuano:
Atakora Department, Benin
Danish:
Atakora, Benin
Dutch:
Atacora, Benin
Finnish:
Atakora, Benin
Greek:
Ατακορά, Μπενίν
Gujarati:
અટકોરા વિભાગ, બેનિન
Hindi:
अटकोरा विभाग, बेनिन
Hungarian:
Atakora, Benin
Indonesian:
Departemen Atakora, Benin
Japanese:
アタコラ県, ベナン
Kannada:
ಅಟಕೊರಾ ಇಲಾಖೆ, ಬೆನಿನ್
Korean:
아타코라주, 베냉
Latvian:
Atakoras departaments, Benina
Lithuanian:
Atakoros departamentas, Beninas
Malay:
Atakora Department, Benin
Marathi:
अटकोर विभाग, बेनिन
Northern Frisian:
Atakora Department, Beniin
Norwegian:
Atakora, Benin
Polish:
Departament Atakora, Benin
Portuguese:
Atakora, Benim
Romanian:
Departamentul Atakora, Benin
Sinhalese:
අටකොරා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, බෙනින්
Swedish:
Atacora, Benin
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Вилояти Атакора, Бенин
Tamil:
அட்கோரா துறை, பெனின்
Telugu:
అటాకోరా డిపార్ట్మెంట్, బెనిన్
Thai:
อะตาโกรา, เบนิน
Turkish:
Atakora Departmanı, Benin
Ukrainian:
Атакора, Бенін
Urdu:
اتاکورا محکمہ, بینن
Vietnamese:
Atakora, Bénin
Wu Chinese:
阿塔科拉省, 贝宁
Atakora 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 birthplace of the president, Mathieu Kérékou. It is a much drier area of the country than the south, with 3 major seasons, a rainy season that runs from May or June to September or October, a Harmattan season of cool, dry winds that runs from October or November to February, and a hot, Famine season that runs from February to April.
Atakora is divided into the communes of Boukoumbé, Cobly, Kérou, Kouandé, Matéri, Natitingou, Pehonko, Tanguiéta, and Toucountouna.
Major towns in the Atakora include Natitingou and Tanguiéta, and famous sites to visit include the Tata Somba houses, the Pendjari National Park, and various waterfalls.
In 1999 the southern part of Atakora was split off to form the new Donga Department.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Fossils
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atakora_Department |
|---|---|
| Wikidata ID: | Q29154 |
| GeoNames ID: | 2395524 |
Localities in this Region
- Atakora Department
Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect
AfricaContinent
African PlateTectonic Plate
- Volta basinBasin
- West African Craton
- Leo RiseShield
Benin
- Atakora Department
- Atakora MountainsMountain Range
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