Borgou
| Borgou | |
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| Basic data | |
| Capital : | Parakou |
| Municipalities : | 8th |
| Area : | 25,310 km² |
| Residents : | 1,214,249 (census, 2013) |
| Population density : | 46.96 inhabitants / km² (census, 2013) |
| ISO 3166-2 : | BJ-BO |
Borgou is a department of Benin with the capital Parakou .
geography
The department is located in the east of the country and is bordered by the Alibori department to the north, the Collines department to the south, the Atakora department to the northwest, the Donga department to the west and Nigeria to the east .
population
In the last census in 2013, the department had 1,214,249 inhabitants.
Population development
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1979 census | 277,591 |
| 1992 census | 471.975 |
| 2002 census | 724.171 |
| 2013 census | 1,214,249 |
Ethnic groups
The largest races are the Bariba with 37.6%, the Fulbe with 20.0%, the Gando with 9.9%, the Nagot with 4.3%, the Dendi with 3.7% and the Fon with 3.0 % Of the total population.
religion
Around two thirds (exactly 66.3%) of the residents are followers of Islam . One fifth (19.7%) profess Christianity (of which 77% are Catholics and around 7% Methodists). The rest belong to traditional religions.
history
In 1999 the northern part was separated as the Alibori Department .
