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Also known as Bante

Bantè is a town, arrondissement, and commune in western Benin. It is located in the former Zou Province of which since 1999 is part of the Collines Department. The commune covers an area of 2695 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 106,945 people. The majority of the population is ethnically Nago specifically of the Isha subgroup, who themselves are a subgroup of the Yoruba. It is famous for the art exhibition Nago Hunters of the Bante Kingdom by Jean-Dominique Burton.

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Bantè
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Bante1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
240px
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune
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Benin
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bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Benin
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Country
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Department
Settlement.subdivision_name
Benin
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Collines Department
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Commune
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Bantè
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no
Settlement.area_total_km2
2695
Settlement.population_as_of
2013
Settlement.population_total
106,945

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Area
2695
Elevation
275
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Bantè
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Bantè is a town, arrondissement, and commune in western Benin. It is located in the former Zou Province of which since 1999 is part of the Collines Department. The commune covers an area of 2695 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 106,945 people. The majority of the population is ethnically Nago specifically of the Isha subgroup, who themselves are a subgroup of the Yoruba. It is famous for the art exhibition Nago Hunters of the Bante Kingdom by Jean-Dominique Burton.

==Towns and villages== Settlements in the commune of Bantè include: Abidzi

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