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Dassa-Zoumé — Commune and city — Location in Benin
Dassa-ZouméCoordinates: 07°45′00″N 02°11′00″E / 7.75°N 2.1833333°E Country 
BeninDepartment Collines Department Area – Total 660.6 sq mi (1,711 km2) Population (2002) – Total 93,967 Time zone WAT (UTC+1) Dassa-Zoumé, often shortened to Dassa, is a city in Benin, on the Cotonou to Parakou railway and the main north-south highway. The commune covers an area of 1711 square kilometres and as of 2002 had a population of 93,967 people.[1][2]
The city is known as a place of pilgrimage, the Virgin Mary said to have appeared in La Grotte Marial Notre Dame d'Arigbo, around which a basilica has since been built, containing several shrines. The city is also known for its surrounding forests.
References
- ^ "Dassa-Zoumé". Atlas Monographique des Communes du Benin. http://atlasbenin.africa-web.org/Collines/Dassazoume.htm. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
- ^ "Communes of Benin". Statoids. http://www.statoids.com/ybj.html. Retrieved January 5, 2010.
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Coordinates: 07°45′N 02°11′E / 7.75°N 2.183°E
Alibori Department 
Atakora Department Atlantique Department Borgou Department Collines Department Donga Department Kouffo Department Littoral Department Mono Department Ouémé Department Adjarra • Adjohoun • Aguégués • Akpro-Missérété • Avrankou • Bonou • Dangbo • Porto-Novo • Sèmè-KpodjiPlateau Department Zou Department Categories:- Communes of Benin
- Populated places in the Collines Department
- Benin geography stubs
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