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Commune and city in Donga Department, Benin
Photo: Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Djougou is a city of 268,000 people (2013) in Northern Benin.
Djougou is a major hub of transportation and communication. It acts as a crossroads of trade and travel, and is easily accessible during the entire year.
Read in the guideA day trip to visit the huge market in the little village Ouaké which is situated directly to the border of Togo. The market is each Tuesday and offers a lot of Beninish and imported goods.
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