Kouffo Department

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Kouffo is one of the twelve departments of Benin. The area of Kouffo is 2,404 km.² or 928 mi.². Kouffo borders the country of Togo and it also borders the departments of Mono, Zou, and Atlantique. This department was formed in 1999 when it split from the department of Mono. The capital hasn't been chosen as of January 2006 but it will probably be Dogbo.

Kouffo is divided into the communes of Aplahoué, Djakotomey, Klouékanmè, Lalo, Toviklin and Dogbo.

The majority of the population is Aja(gbe) speaking. Other local languages include Tchi, notably in the Tchi Depression in the eastern limit of the department.

The markets at Azove, Klouekanme and Hlassanme form the basis of the local informal economy.