Collines Department

Collines
Collines
Department
	Busy street scene in Dassa
	Coordinates: 7°56′00″N 1°58′00″E / 7.93333°N 1.96667°E
Country	Benin
Capital	Dassa-Zoumé
Area
• Total	13,931 km2 (5,379 sq mi)
Population (2013 census)
• Total	716,558
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Collines ([kɔ.lin], "hills") is one of the twelve departments of Benin, located in the centre of the country. The department of Collines was created in 1999 when it was split off from Zou Department. In 2016, the city of Dassa-Zoumé (also called Igbo Idaasha) became the department's capital (formerly Savalou was the capital).^[2]

As of 2013^[update], the total population of the department was 717,477, with 353,592 males and 363,885 females. The proportion of women was 50.70%. The total rural population was 72.50%, while the urban population was 27.50%. The total labour force in the department was 213,069, of which 45.30% were women. The proportion of households with no level of education was 57.60%.

^ "Benin". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
^ "Présentation du Département des collines". Government of Benin. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

[1] "Benin". Geohive. Archived from the original on 2017-02-01. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

[2] "Présentation du Département des collines". Government of Benin. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

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