Zagnanado

Zagnanado
Missionaries in Zagnanado, c.1910s
Missionaries in Zagnanado, c.1910s
Zagnanado is located in Benin
Zagnanado
Zagnanado
Location in Benin
Coordinates: 7°16′N 2°21′E / 7.267°N 2.350°E / 7.267; 2.350
Country Benin
DepartmentZou Department
Area
 • Total
290 sq mi (750 km2)
Population
 (2013)
 • Total
132,401
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Zagnanado [za.ɲɑ̃.na.do] or Zangnanado [zɑ̃.ɲɑ̃.na.do] is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Zou Department of southern-central Benin. It is located 47 kilometres from Abomey and 165 kilometres north of Cotonou. The commune covers an area of 750 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 132,401 people.[1]