Bohicon

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title: "Bohicon" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-of-benin", "arrondissements-of-benin", "populated-places-in-the-zou-department"] topic_path: "general/communes-of-benin" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohicon" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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pushpin_map_captionLocation in Benin
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameBenin
subdivision_type1Department
subdivision_name1Zou Department
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population_as_of2012
population_total149271
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population_blank1_titleEthnicities
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coordinates
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Bohicon or Gbɔ̀xikɔn is a city in Benin, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east on the railway line from Cotonou to Parakou, and on Benin's main highway RNIE 2 which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 149,271 people.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Bohicon1.jpg" caption="Bohicon traders of textiles, such as cushions and mattresses"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/BohiconMosque.jpg" caption="Mosque and Mission Jama'at Islamic Ahmadiyya in Bohicon"] ::

A specialty sold in the market is afitin, which is traditionally made by women in the region. It is a protein-rich fermented food widely used in West Africa as a seasoning.

Climate

Bohicon has a rather dry tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with a lengthy though moderate wet season from March to October and a short dry season from November to February. The wet season divides into two periods: a hotter first half from March to June and a cooler, foggy second half somewhat influenced by the northern extension of the Benguela Current.

| width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Bohicon (1991–2020) | Jan high C = 35.0 | Feb high C = 36.4 | Mar high C = 35.6 | Apr high C = 34.3 | May high C = 32.9 | Jun high C = 31.3 | Jul high C = 29.9 | Aug high C = 29.4 | Sep high C = 30.6 | Oct high C = 32.0 | Nov high C = 34.1 | Dec high C = 34.8 | year high C = 33.0 | Jan mean C = 29.0 | Feb mean C = 30.5 | Mar mean C = 30.2 | Apr mean C = 29.4 | May mean C = 28.4 | Jun mean C = 27.3 | Jul mean C = 26.3 | Aug mean C = 25.8 | Sep mean C = 26.6 | Oct mean C = 27.5 | Nov mean C = 28.9 | Dec mean C = 29.1 | year mean C = 28.2 | Jan low C = 23.1 | Feb low C = 24.5 | Mar low C = 24.8 | Apr low C = 24.5 | May low C = 24.0 | Jun low C = 23.2 | Jul low C = 22.6 | Aug low C = 22.2 | Sep low C = 22.6 | Oct low C = 23.0 | Nov low C = 23.8 | Dec low C = 23.4 | year low C = 23.5 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 7.9 | Feb precipitation mm = 34.4 | Mar precipitation mm = 80.3 | Apr precipitation mm = 118.8 | May precipitation mm = 138.4 | Jun precipitation mm = 153.1 | Jul precipitation mm = 160.8 | Aug precipitation mm = 102.0 | Sep precipitation mm = 161.8 | Oct precipitation mm = 126.3 | Nov precipitation mm = 29.7 | Dec precipitation mm = 9.6 | year precipitation mm = 1123.0 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 1 | Feb precipitation days = 3 | Mar precipitation days = 6 | Apr precipitation days = 9 | May precipitation days = 11 | Jun precipitation days = 12 | Jul precipitation days = 11 | Aug precipitation days = 10 | Sep precipitation days = 14 | Oct precipitation days = 12 | Nov precipitation days = 3 | Dec precipitation days = 1 | year precipitation days = 93 | Jan humidity = 61.8 | Feb humidity = 64.8 | Mar humidity = 70.3 | Apr humidity = 75.1 | May humidity = 78.6 | Jun humidity = 80.7 | Jul humidity = 82.2 | Aug humidity = 82.3 | Sep humidity = 81.3 | Oct humidity = 79.3 | Nov humidity = 73.1 | Dec humidity = 67.2 | year humidity =

| Jan sun = 192.0 | Feb sun = 191.0 | Mar sun = 206.8 | Apr sun = 204.6 | May sun = 208.3 | Jun sun = 160.7 | Jul sun = 124.5 | Aug sun = 99.3 | Sep sun = 128.9 | Oct sun = 199.1 | Nov sun = 237.3 | Dec sun = 226.9 | year sun = 2179.4 | source = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Benin/CSV/Bohicon_65338.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Bohicon |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 4, 2024}}

Administration

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Bohicontrainstation.jpg" caption="Bohicon Railway Station"] ::

Bohicon is one of the 77 official Communes of Benin. The city is located 9 kilometres from Abomey but the commune is divided into arrondissements:

Notable landmarks

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Bohicon2.jpg" caption="Lycée Technique de Bohicon"] ::

  • Lycée Technique de Bohicon (LYTEB)
  • Collège Monseigneur Steinmetz
  • Bohicon Railway Station
  • Parc Archeologique d'Agongointo ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Entrance_to_the_Parc_Archeologique_d'Agongointo.jpg" caption="Entrance to the Parc Archéologique d'Agongointo"] ::

Notable people

References

References

  1. "Bohicon". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Bénin.
  2. "Communes of Benin". Statoids.

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