Capital City | Porto-Novo (constitutional capital); Cotonou (seat of government) |
Capital location | 6 29 N, 2 37 E |
Capital - history | the name Porto-Novo is Portuguese for "new port"; Cotonou means "by the river of death" in the native Fon language |
Capital - time difference | UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |