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Benin administrative divisions

Bénin

Benin (Bénin) is presented in this directory using these area levels: Department → Commune → Arrondissement → Village. This country directory contains 4,404 listed administrative areas. Browse the top-level divisions or choose a level to find local areas and the larger areas they belong to.

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12Departments
77Communes
545Arrondissements
3,770Villages

Counts show the areas listed in this directory. They are not population figures or official boundary totals.

EXPLORE LOCAL AREAS

Departments of Benin

12 areas
Department

Alibori

Alibori

BJ01

6 immediate subareas
Department

Atacora

Atacora

BJ02

9 immediate subareas
Department

Atlantique

Atlantique

BJ03

8 immediate subareas
Department

Borgou

Borgou

BJ04

8 immediate subareas
Department

Collines

Collines

BJ05

6 immediate subareas
Department

Couffo

Couffo

BJ06

6 immediate subareas
Department

Donga

Donga

BJ07

4 immediate subareas
Department

Littoral

Littoral

BJ08

1 immediate subareas
Department

Mono

Mono

BJ09

6 immediate subareas
Department

Oueme

Oueme

BJ10

9 immediate subareas
Department

Plateau

Plateau

BJ11

5 immediate subareas
Department

Zou

Zou

BJ12

9 immediate subareas

COMMON QUESTIONS

Benin FAQs

What are the administrative levels of Benin?

The Benin directory lists Department → Commune → Arrondissement → Village. Names for administrative levels differ between countries.

How many administrative areas are listed for Benin?

Benin has 4,404 listed areas: 12 Departments, 77 Communes, 545 Arrondissements, 3,770 Villages. These figures describe the areas available in this directory.

What details can I find about areas in Benin?

Browse English and local names, location codes, available map coordinates and links between larger and smaller administrative areas. Select an area to view its details.

Data adapted from Open Admin Data under CC BY 4.0.