Malanhoui, Porto-Novo

#8 among attractions in Porto-Novo

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Malanhoui is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Adjarra. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 11504. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 6°27'43"N, 2°40'39"E

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Malanhoui – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Royal Palace, Great Mosque of Porto-Novo, Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum, Protestant Methodist Church in Benin.

3.6 miW
Museum in a 19th-century ruler's palace
Royal Palace, Porto-Novo
93 min walk • The Royal Palace, also known as King Toffa's Palace and more recently Musée Honmé, is a former royal residence and today museum in Porto-Novo, Benin. It contains an example of an Alounloun and most displays are related to the King Toffa period.
3.5 miW
Mosque, Colonial architecture
Great Mosque of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
90 min walk • The Great Mosque of Porto-Novo is a mosque in Porto-Novo, Ouémé Department, Benin.
4.2 miW
Museum
Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum, Porto-Novo
107 min walk • The Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum is a museum in Porto-Novo, Benin. It was established in 1957 by the Dahomey Institute. It is operated by Alexandre Sènou Adandé, a noted ethnologist, who was chief archivist and librarian at the Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire of Dakar from 1948 to 1960.
5.3 miW
Church
Protestant Methodist Church in Benin, Porto-Novo
136 min walk • The Protestant Methodist Church in Benin was founded by Methodist missionary and colonial official in West Africa, Thomas Birch Freeman in 1843. He was sent by the Methodist Missionary Society in London. Freeman was the son of a freed slave. The Methodist Church in Benin is organised into 15 synods, and covers the whole country.
6 miNW
Library
National Library of Benin, Porto-Novo
153 min walk • The National Library of Benin is the legal deposit library for Benin. Originally chartered in November 1975 and located in Ouidah, the library moved to a purpose built unit in the Ouando neighbourhood of Porto-Novo during the 1980s.
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Aglogbé, Porto-Novo
1 min walk • Aglogbé is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Adjarra.
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Honvié, Porto-Novo
1 min walk • Honvié is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Adjarra.
5.8 miNW
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Atchoukpa, Porto-Novo
148 min walk • Atchoukpa is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Avrankou.
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Médédjonou, Porto-Novo
1 min walk • Médédjonou is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Adjarra.
3.9 miW
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1st arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
100 min walk • The 1st arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Porto-Novo.
3.9 miW
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2nd arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
100 min walk • The 2nd arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Porto-Novo.

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Which popular attractions are close to Malanhoui?

Nearby attractions include Honvié, Porto-Novo (1 min walk), Médédjonou, Porto-Novo (1 min walk), Aglogbé, Porto-Novo (1 min walk).