Malanville

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Malanville is a city in Benin, across the River Niger from Niger. It is known as a centre of cross-border trade and has a major market. Malanville is also a centre for rice-growing. As of2007 the estimated population of Malanville is 39,192.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Economy
3 Culture and Education
4 History
5 Link
6 References

[edit] Geography

Malanville is located in Bénin's northern region, along the Bénin/Niger border, and is connected to Niger via a bridge over the Niger River.^[2] It resides approximately 35 km down the Niger River from Karimama which it is indirectly connected to via road. The terrain and climate therefore resemble those of desert regions arid, lots of sunlight, little water.

[edit] Economy

The population of Malanville engages primarily in agricultural activities, but the tourism sector is growing as the shared border with Niger allows visitors to experience National Park W, a game reserve with elephants, giraffe, etc. Services such as hotels and restaurants are starting to develop due to greater levels of tourism.

[edit] Culture and Education

There is a high school and three elementary/middle schools, but there is not any type of cultural center or public library in Malanville.

[edit] History

Malanville has an extremely diverse population consisting of a large Muslim community, large Christian community, Arabic speakers, French speakers and speakers of local languages, as well as several practitioners of local religions. The cuisine is a mixture of African, Arabic and European. Despite the differences that exist between these groups, they live side-by-side in peace and share public and private sector responsibilities