Banikoara

Banikoara
Commune, arrondissement and city
Banikoara is located in Benin
Banikoara
Banikoara
Location in Benin
Coordinates: 11°18′N 2°26′E / 11.300°N 2.433°E / 11.300; 2.433
Country Benin
DepartmentAlibori Department
Area
 • Commune, arrondissement and city4,383 km2 (1,692 sq mi)
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2013)
 • Commune, arrondissement and city248,621
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
 • Metro
28,402
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Postal address
BP: 01
Area code(+223) 29

Banikoara [ba.ni.kwa.ʁa] is a town, arrondissement and commune located in the Alibori Department of Benin. It lies 69 kilometers west of Kandi at the heart of the most productive cotton-growing region in Benin. Its name is a Europeanized version of a Bariba phrase meaning "Bani's town", and honors its founder, Bani Gansé.

Banikoara, like many areas of Benin, is home to a constituent monarchy.[1]

  1. ^ "Présidence du Haut conseil des rois du Bénin:Kpodégbé Lanmanfan reconduit pour un nouveau mandat | Benin : Actualité, politique, Sport, Santé, Artetculture". Archived from the original on 2022-01-04.