Lalo, Benin
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Lalo | |
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 Road in Lalo, Benin | |
  Lalo Location in Benin | |
| Coordinates: 6°55′N 1°53′E / 6.917°N 1.883°E | |
| Country |  Benin |
| Department | Kouffo Department |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | William T. Fangbedji |
| Area | |
• Total | 167 sq mi (432 km2) |
| Population (2013) | |
• Total | 119,926 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Lalo [la.lo] is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Kouffo Department of south-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 432 square kilometres (167 sq mi) and as of 2013 had a population of 119,926 people.[1][2]
Lalo is situated in the north-western part of the Kouffo Department, bordering the Republic of Togo on its western side. [3] It is bounded to the north by the commune of Klouékanmè, to the south by Dogbo, to the east by other communes and to the west by the Togo border. The relief consists of low plateaux, lateritic soils, and in some zones valley depressions (« bas-fonds ») favourable to market gardening. [4]
Administration
The commune of Lalo is one of six communes in the Kouffo Department. [5] It is subdivided into several arrondissements (commonly listed as 11): Adoukandji, Ahondjinnako, Ahomadégbé, Banigbé, Gnizounmè, Hlassamè, Lalo, Lokogba, Tchito, Tohou and Zalli.
