BENIN-PORTO-NOVO,(16TH CENTURY- )
Aug 24, 2021
Porto-Novo, signifying "New Port" in Portuguese, turned into the authorized capital of the West African nation of Benin in 1960. In 2021 it had an expected populace of 234,168 individuals. Porto-Novo is situated in the southeastern piece of the country on a delta of the Gulf of Guinea.
Despite the fact that it is the capital of the country, it stays the second-biggest city behind Cotonou. Numerous public government activities occur in Cotonou which is additionally the financial center point of Benin. Porto-Novo is anyway the authoritative and transportation focal point of the country.
The city of Porto-Novo was established around the late sixteenth century by King Te-Agdanlin of Allada. Before long subsequently, Portuguese merchants showed up to purchase slaves from Allada and from adjoining Dahomey…READ MORE