Aplahoué

Also known as Aplahoue, Commune de Aplahoué - Bénin

Aplahoué is a town and arrondissement in Benin, and is the capital of the Kouffo Department. The commune covers an area of 572 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 170,069 people.

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Settlement.name: Aplahoué
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and city
Settlement.pushpin_map: Benin
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 200
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Benin
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kouffo Department
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Commune
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Maxime Allossogbé

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Aplahoué is a town and arrondissement in Benin, and is the capital of the Kouffo Department. The commune covers an area of 572 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 170,069 people.

== Geography == Aplahoué is located in the western part of Kouffo Department, near the border with Togo. It borders the communes of Dogbo-Tota (east), Klouékanmè (south), and is adjacent to the Republic of Togo on its western edge. The terrain mainly comprises lowland savanna and agricultural plains, with altitudes around 120–150 m.