Toucountouna

Also known as Toukountouna

Toucountouna is a town, arrondissement and commune in the Atakora Department of north-western Benin. The commune covers an area of 1600 square kilometres and as of 2013 had a population of 39,779 people.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Toucountouna
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune, arrondissement and town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Benin
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Benin
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Department
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Atakora Department
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Békakoua Tchin-Toya
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 1600

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Geography
Administrative divisions
Population
History
Economy
Infrastructure and services
Transport
Water, sanitation and energy
Education and health
Governance
Security
See also
References

== Geography == Toucountouna lies in the northern part of the Atakora Department. The landscape alternates wooded savanna and gallery forests and is drained by seasonal streams typical of the soudano-guinean climatic zone. The commune is bounded by the communes of Tanguiéta, Natitingou, Kouandé and Boukombé.