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Tchaourou

Administration
Full nameTchaourou
Settlement typeCommune and city
CountryBenin
DepartmentBorgou Department
Geography
Total Area2800.8 sq mi (7256 km2)
Demography
Total Population106852 (2002)
Other information
Time zoneWAT (UTC+1)

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Tchaourou is a commune, arrondissement, and city located in the Borgou Department of Benin, a country in Western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey (until 1975). It is the birthplace of current Beninese president Yayi Boni. It is 50 km (31.1 mi) south of Parakou.

The commune covers an area of 7256 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 106,852 people.

Tchaourou is one of the largest municipalities in the Department of Benin Borgou. It is home to people of various ethnic groups, mainly Nagot, Bariba and Fulani peoples. Tchaourou is a mainly agricultural town. However, illegal activities in the sale of fuel have developed in the region, given its proximity to its major oil neighbor, Nigeria. The current mayor is Soulé Biyaou Abou.

Tchaourou was once one of the most popular among the Fulani from the north of the country. As a result of the seasonal migration, however, several fodder trees such as Khaya senegalensis and Afzelia africana, which were common, are now very rare in the town. The disappearance of valuable species of trees, is caused by a combination of slash-and-burn shifting cultivation and exploitation of wood. Deforestation is very common, particularly logging for tree bark used in traditional medicines made by the Fulani herdsmen.

Tchaourou Video

Le projet Educafrica a été développé par l'association E'Change Ton Monde, association humanitaire de Télécom Paris et de l'Institut Eurécom. Le but était d'installer un système de visioconférence simple entre les collèges de Tchaourou et de Tchatchou, au Bénin, pour aider les autorités locales à lutter contre le manque de professeurs et la déperdition scolaire. Ce film raconte les six semaines passées au Bénin par Julien, Cyril et Samuel pour la réalisation du projet, durant l'été 2006.
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L'intoxication alimentaire a encore frappé les populations de la commune de Tchaourou. Bilan:5 morts et 3 personnes en soins intensifs dans les centres hospitaliers de Parakou et de Boko où ils sont évacués.
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101014 Tchaourou et inondations BeninZapping
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Subdivisions de Tchaourou
Arrondissements Quartiers & villages
Tchaourou Tchalla, Oke Legba
Alafiarou
Bétérou
Goro
Kika
Sanson
Tchatchou

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Atakora DepartmentBoukoumbé * Cobly * Kérou * Kouandé * Matéri * Natitingou * Pehonko * Tanguiéta * Toucountouna
Atlantique DepartmentAbomey-Calavi * Allada * Kpomassè * Ouidah * Sô-Ava * Toffo * Tori-Bossito * Zè
Borgou DepartmentBembèrèkè * Kalalè * N'Dali * Nikki * Parakou * Pèrèrè * Sinendé * Tchaourou
Collines DepartmentBantè * Dassa-Zoumè * Glazoué * Ouèssè * Savalou * Savé
Donga DepartmentBassila * Copargo * Djougou * Ouaké
Kouffo DepartmentAplahoué * Djakotomey * Dogbo-Tota * Klouékanmè * Lalo * Toviklin
Littoral DepartmentCotonou
Mono DepartmentAthiémè * Bopa * Comé * Grand-Popo * Houéyogbé * Lokossa
Ouémé DepartmentAdjarra * Adjohoun * Aguégués * Akpro-Missérété * Avrankou * Bonou * Dangbo * Porto-Novo * Sèmè-Kpodji
Plateau DepartmentIfangni * Adja-Ouèrè * Kétou * Pobè * Sakété
Zou DepartmentAbomey * Agbangnizoun * Bohicon * Cové * Djidja * Ouinhi * Za-Kpota * Zagnanado * Zogbodomey



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