Covè

Also known as Cove

Covè (also spelled Cové) is a city in the Zou Department of Benin. The commune covers an area of 525 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 51,247 people.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Cové
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and city
Settlement.image_skyline: Cové1.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Benin
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 240
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Benin
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zou Department
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Auguste Ayihounhin
Settlement.area_total_km2: 525
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_total: 51247
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.timezone: WAT

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Area: 525
Elevation: 70
Image: Cové1.jpg

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Covè (also spelled Cové) is a city in the Zou Department of Benin. The commune covers an area of 525 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 51,247 people.

==Geography== Covè lies roughly 40 km east of Abomey in the Agonlin area. The territory occupies a plateau of about 60–100 m altitude and is crossed by the Zou River and its tributaries. The climate is transitional between sub-equatorial and humid tropical, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons.