Ouidah

Ouidah
Glexwe
Whydah
Door of No Return. A memorial arch monument to the trans-atlantic slavery, on the coast of Ouidah.
Door of No Return. A memorial arch monument to the trans-atlantic slavery, on the coast of Ouidah.
Ouidah is located in Benin
Ouidah
Ouidah
Location in Benin
Coordinates: 6°22′N 2°05′E / 6.367°N 2.083°E / 6.367; 2.083
Country Benin
DepartmentAtlantique Department
Area
 • Total364 km2 (141 sq mi)
Elevation
65 m (213 ft)
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total91,688
 • Density250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Ouidah (/ˈwdə/) or Whydah (/ˈhwɪdə, -ɔː/; Ouidah, Juida, and Juda by the French;[2][3] Ajudá by the Portuguese;[4] and Fida by the Dutch), and known locally as Glexwe, formerly the chief port of the Kingdom of Whydah, is a city on the coast of the Republic of Benin. The commune covers an area of 364 km2 (141 sq mi) and as of 2002 had a population of 76,555 people.[5]

  1. ^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
  2. ^ Tome Vingt-Cinquieme, contenant La Suite de l'Histoire d'Afrique, p. 313, at Google Books
  3. ^ Kein, Sybil, Creole, p. 227.
  4. ^ http://www.red.unb.br/index.php/ Archived 20 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine textos/article/viewArticle/5714
  5. ^ "Communes of Benin". Statoids. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

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