Birni-Lafia

Birni-Lafia
Birni-Lafia is located in Benin
Birni-Lafia
Birni-Lafia
Location in Benin
Coordinates: 11°58′42″N 03°13′21″E / 11.97833°N 3.22250°E / 11.97833; 3.22250
Country Benin
DepartmentAlibori Department
CommuneKarimama
Population
 (2002)
 • Total9,946
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Birni-Lafia or Birni Lafia is a town and arrondissement in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Karimama. 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 9,946.[1]

  1. ^ Institut National de la Statistique Benin, accessed by Geohive, accessed January 16, 2010