Ouinhi

Ouinhi
—  Commune and city  —
Ouinhi Location in Benin
Coordinates: 7°20′N 2°27′E / 7.333°N 2.45°E / 7.333; 2.45
Country	Benin
Department	Zou Department
Area
– Total	186.5 sq mi (483 km2)
Population (2002)
– Total	38,319
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Ouinhi is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Zou Department of south-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 483 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 38,319 people.^[1][2] It is bounded on the north-west by the commune of Zagnanado, south-west by the commune of Zogbodomey, south by the commune of Bonou and east by the commune of Adja-Ouèrè. The commune is divided into arrondisements which include Dasso, Ouinhi, and Tohu, comprising 28 villages.^[3]

The arrondisements of Ouinhi and Dasso were struck hard by the 2008 Benin floods in July 2008, tearing down mud and straw homes and infrastructure and polluting rivers.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Ouinhi". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. http://atlasbenin.africa-web.org/Zou/Ouinhi.htm. Retrieved January 5, 2010. 
2. ^ "Communes of Benin". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/ybj.html. Retrieved January 5, 2010. 
3. ^ "Ouinhi". www.ouinhi.communedubenin.org. http://www.ouinhi.communedubenin.org/. Retrieved January 5, 2009. 
4. ^ "BENIN: Half million potential flood victims : WHO". IRIN, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=80153. Retrieved January 5, 2010. 

External links

• Communes du Benin

Coordinates: 7°0′N 2°27′E / 7°N 2.45°E / 7; 2.45