What the records say
- When
- Jan 1880 – Apr 1880
- Kind
- Territorial claim
- Coordinates
- 6.37° N, 2.42° E
- Region
- 3
- Claim resolution
- 1
- Claim violence
- 0
- Significance
- 5
- Significance index
- 2
- Significance state1
- 2
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Cotonou
Largest city in Benin
Cotonou is the seat of government and largest city of Benin. The official city proper population was 679,012 in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies in the southeast of the country, between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Nokoué.
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The source
- ICOW Territorial Claims 1816–2001Issue Correlates of WarCorrelates of War: free use with citation