Atlantique (Benin)
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| Basic data | |
| Capital : | Ouidah |
| Municipalities : | 8th |
| Area : | 3,233 km² |
| Residents : | 1,398,229 (census, 2013) |
| Population density : | 432.5 inhabitants / km² (census, 2013) |
| ISO 3166-2 : | BJ-AQ |
Atlantique ( German Atlantic ) is a department of Benin with the capital Ouidah . The city has not yet been officially named the capital, but performs all functions of the capital.
geography
The department is located in the south of the country and is bordered by the Zou department to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the south, the Couffo department to the northwest, the Mono department to the west, the Ouémé department to the east and the Littoral department to the south-east .
population
At the last census in 2013, the department had 1,398,229 inhabitants.
Population development
| year | population |
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| 1979 census | 365.910 |
| 1992 census | 529,546 |
| 2002 census | 801.683 |
| 2013 census | 1,398,229 |
Ethnic groups
The three largest peoples are the Aizo with 32.6%, the Fon with 28.9% of the total population and the Adja .
religion
At the last census, a majority of 58.5% professed Christianity (including 63% Catholics, 15% of the Eglise de Céleste and 4% Methodists). The Islam does not matter with a population share of 3.5%. It looks completely different with traditional religions. A total of 27.5% officially belong to the Voudou cult (unofficially, quite a few Christians are also likely to be followers of this religion at the same time).
history
In 1999 the city of Cotonou was separated as the Department of Littoral .
