Djougou
Benin
- Population
- 237,040
- Currency
- XOFFr571.4/$
Djougou is a city of 268,000 people (2013) in Northern Benin.
Guide content adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Djougou". Source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Weather
Live24°C
Overcast · feels like 29°C
- 96%
- 4 km/h
- AQI 27
- MonSlight rain showers23° / 29°
- TueThunderstorm22° / 28°
- WedThunderstorm21° / 28°
- ThuThunderstorm21° / 29°
- FriThunderstorm21° / 29°
Measured at 9.709, 1.666 · Africa/Porto-Novo
Understand
It is located about 380 km from Cotonou, and 40 km from the Togolese border, at the gates of the Atacora massif.
Getting there
Djougou is a major hub of transportation and communication. It acts as a crossroads of trade and travel, and is easily accessible during the entire year. There are four major roads that intersect to form the city’s center—the roads to Cotonou, Parakou, Natitingou, and the Ouake/Togolese border.
There are bus connections from Parakou, Natitingou, and Cotonou. The 7-hour trip to Cotonou costs 6,000 CFA, to Natitingou 3,000 CFA and to Parakou also 3,000 CFA.
Getting around
A day trip to visit the huge market in the little village Ouaké which is situated directly to the border of Togo. The market is each Tuesday and offers a lot of Beninish and imported goods.
What to see
What to do
Where to eat
Drinking & nightlife
Shopping
The grand marché in Djougou is held every 4 days, but the market area is open every day. Djougou hosts the largest market in the area.
Where to stay
Staying connected
Cell phone communication is very consistent in Djougou, and all major carriers have service in the area pretty much all of the time. Internet communication is also available in the cyber cafes and in some office buildings, although the connection is not always reliable.
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