Donga Department

Donga
—  Department  —
Map highlighting the Donga Department
Country	Benin
Capital	Djougou
Area
- Total	4,127.8 sq mi (10,691 km2)
Population (2006)
- Total	395,416
- Density	69.9/sq mi (27/km2)
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Communes of Donga

Donga is one of the twelve departments of Benin. Donga was created in 1999 when the government split up the original six departments into twelve. Donga was split from Atakora. The capital of Donga is Djougou. The total area is 10,691 km.² or 4,128mi.². Population 395,416 (2006). Donga is divided into the communes of Bassila, Copargo, Djougou Rural, Djougou Urban, and Ouaké.

Coordinates: 9°42′N 1°40′E / 9.7°N 1.667°E / 9.7; 1.667