Bénin / Benin

Administrative hierarchy of Benin: 12 departments, 77 communes, 545 arrondissements, 3,770 villages. With coordinates (lat/lon) and bilingual names at every level.

12
Department (Département)
77
Commune (Commune)
545
Arrondissement (Arrondissement)
3,770
Village (Village/Quartier)
4,404
Total Records
Coordinates
lat/lon at every level
Bilingual
Local script + English
JSON API
/api/v1/countries/bj.json
No Postal
Not available

Hierarchy

12 Department → 77 Commune → 545 Arrondissement → 3,770 Village

Département / Department

Name (Local) Name (EN) ID Coordinates Children
Alibori Alibori BJ01 11.459, 2.763 6
Atacora Atacora BJ02 10.702, 1.52 9
Atlantique Atlantique BJ03 6.63, 2.202 8
Borgou Borgou BJ04 9.706, 2.761 8
Collines Collines BJ05 8.111, 2.183 6
Couffo Couffo BJ06 7.098, 1.758 6
Donga Donga BJ07 9.257, 1.713 4
Littoral Littoral BJ08 6.372, 2.425 1
Mono Mono BJ09 6.502, 1.839 6
Oueme Oueme BJ10 6.653, 2.49 9
Plateau Plateau BJ11 7.099, 2.641 5
Zou Zou BJ12 7.286, 2.125 9

Data Access

GET /api/v1/countries/bj.json

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GitHub Repository

Full dataset with browsable hierarchy, aggregate files, and AI-friendly exports:

open-admin-data/benin-administrative-divisions

Source

OCHA COD-AB Benin
https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-ben
License: CC BY-IGO