Vakon, Porto-Novo

#10 among attractions in Porto-Novo

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Vakon is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Akpro-Missérété. 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 20,541. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 6°31'0"N, 2°34'0"E

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Vakon – 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.

5.2 miSE
Museum in a 19th-century ruler's palace
Royal Palace, Porto-Novo
132 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.
5.2 miSE
Mosque, Colonial architecture
Great Mosque of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
133 min walk • The Great Mosque of Porto-Novo is a mosque in Porto-Novo, Ouémé Department, Benin.
4.6 miSE
Museum
Alexandre Sènou Adandé Ethnographic Museum, Porto-Novo
118 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.
4.1 miSE
Church
Protestant Methodist Church in Benin, Porto-Novo
106 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.
2.7 miE
Library
National Library of Benin, Porto-Novo
70 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.
4.7 miE
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Atchoukpa, Porto-Novo
121 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.
3 miNE
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Zoungbomè, Porto-Novo
76 min walk • Zoungbomè is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Akpro-Missérété.
4.9 miSE
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1st arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
126 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.
4.9 miSE
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2nd arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
126 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.
4.9 miSE
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3rd arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
126 min walk • The 3rd arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Porto-Novo.
4.9 miSE
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4th arrondissement of Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
126 min walk • The 4th arrondissement is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Porto-Novo.