Birni-Lafia

Birni-Lafia
Arrondissement and town
Birni-Lafia

Location in Benin

Coordinates: 11°58′42″N 03°13′21″E / 11.97833°N 3.22250°E / 11.97833; 3.22250Coordinates: 11°58′42″N 03°13′21″E / 11.97833°N 3.22250°E / 11.97833; 3.22250
Country  Benin
Department Alibori Department
Commune Karimama
Population (2002)
  Total 9,946
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Birni-Lafia or Birni Lafia is a town and arrondissement in the Alibori Department of northeastern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Karimama. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 9,946.[1]

References

  1. Institut National de la Statistique Benin, accessed by Geohive, accessed January 16, 2010


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