Vakon
in Ouémé Department, Benin
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Cadjehoun Airport (17 mi) -
Murtala Muhammed International Airport (52 mi) -
Lomé-Tokoin Airport (93 mi) - Savé Airport (104 mi)
- Ibadan Airport (113 mi)
- Ilorin International Airport (187 mi)
- Port Harcourt City Airport (211 mi)
- Royal Palaces of Abomey (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
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Historic Town of Grand-Bassam (Unesco heritage, 122 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 6.519 and 2.561 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 6° 31' 10" and E 2° 33' 40"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Franc - XOF
- Spoken languages:
- French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:14 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Africa/Porto-Novo
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:39 am and 6:29 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -8.542 and -172.516 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Atafu Village - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Benin.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Benin. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Vakon
Vakon in Ouémé Department is a city in Benin a little north-west of Porto-Novo, the country's capital.
Local time in Vakon is now 08:14 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Porto-Novo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 7 airports in the vicinity of Vakon, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Benin is Cadjehoun Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Benin is Royal Palaces of Abomey in a distance of 61 mi (or 98 km), North-West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Porto-Novo, Cotonou, Sakete, Ipokia and Badagry. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 32°C / 90 °F
| Morning Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 29°C / 83 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 50% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
33°C (91 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
32°C (90 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
32°C (90 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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Houédomè
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Vakon
Vakon is an arrondissement in the Ouémé department of Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Akpro-Missérété. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 20,541.
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These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Vakon.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Vacon, Vakon
