Hotels in Cotonou, Benin

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	Novotel Orisha Cotonou Boulevard De La Marina BP 08 0929 Cotonou, Benin	USD 117.72 - 127.23

Cotonou is a city located at 6°22' North, 2°26' East (6.36667, 2.4333) in Benin which is also the seat of the government. The population of Cotonou is around 536,827 (1992 Census), its airport, roads and rail facilities make it the transportation and communications hub of the country.

Between the Atlantic Ocean and Nokoué Lake lies Cotonou in the south east of the county and around Cotonu lies a lagoon which is a strait.

Features of Cotonou include Cotonou Friendship Stadium, Cotonou Cathedral, Cotonou Central Mosque and Dantokpa Market, which includes a fetish market.
The city is best known as a major port, and is also home to an airport and a railway to Parakou. The National University of Benin is located in Cotonou.

Motor vehicles and bicycles are assembled, and there are sawmills in the city.
Manufactures include palm oil and cake, brewing, textiles, and cement. Petroleum products, bauxite and iron are exported. Offshore drilling for oil is carried on.

In 1851 the French made a treaty with the Dahomean King Gezo that allowed them to establish a trading post at Cotonou. Cotonou was originally dominated by the Kingdom of Dahomey from the 18th century. In 1883 the French navy occupied the city to prevent British conquest of the area.

Places to visit in Cotonou are Peace Corps office, Quartiérs Hai Vive, Quartiérs Ganhi, Centre Artisanal, Dantokpa the huge marché located in the center of town and Ganvié which is in a lagoon near Cotonou, which is a town on stilts that was founded in the middle of a lake by escaped slaves 300 years ago.

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