Hogbonu

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Hogbonu is the traditional Yoruba name for Porto-Novo, the capital city of Benin known for its rich Afro-Brazilian and West African cultural heritage.

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Hogbonu canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city ⓘ
city ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
borderedBy Nigeria (to the east, across the border from Lagos region) ⓘ
capitalOf Benin ⓘ
climate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
colonialPower France ⓘ
country Benin ⓘ
ethnicGroupHistoricallyAssociated Goun people ⓘ
Yoruba people ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Afro-Brazilian architecture ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ
hasCommonLanguage Fon ⓘ
Gungbe ⓘ
linked to: Gengbe

Yoruba ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage Afro-Brazilian culture ⓘ
Goun culture ⓘ
West African culture ⓘ
Yoruba culture ⓘ
hasNameInLanguage Adjatche ⓘ
linked to: Adjatchè

Ajase ⓘ
Porto-Novo ⓘ
hasNotableInstitution Ethnographic Museum of Porto-Novo ⓘ
Honmé Museum ⓘ
hasNotableSite Afro-Brazilian mansions ⓘ
Grand Mosque of Porto-Novo ⓘ
King Toffa’s Palace ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage French ⓘ
hasPort Porto-Novo lagoon port ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Vodun ⓘ
historicalName Adjatche ⓘ
linked to: Adjatchè

Porto-Novo ⓘ
historicalRole center of Afro-Brazilian returnee community ⓘ
former city-state in the Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
isDeJureCapitalOf Benin ⓘ
isSeatOf National Assembly of Benin ⓘ
locatedIn Ouémé Department ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
locatedOn Lagoon of Porto-Novo ⓘ
partOf Bight of Benin region ⓘ
linked to: Bight of Benin
timezone West Africa Time ⓘ
traditionalNameFor Porto-Novo ⓘ
traditionalNameInLanguage Yoruba ⓘ
utcOffset +1 ⓘ
wasCapitalOf French Dahomey ⓘ
linked to: Colony of Dahomey

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Porto-Novo → hasLocalName → Hogbonu ⓘ