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Commune and city in Ouémé Department, Benin
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Aguégués (pronounced "a-ge-ge") is a town in Southern Benin. Aguégués is a lakeside community made up of submersible earth islands in the lower part of the Ouémé River. It extends for 103 km. Every year from July to November, the entire community is flooded.
Canoes and other boats are the means of transport to Aguégués. There is a canoe at Djassin Tokpa (Porto-Novo) every hour going to Aguégués.
Read in the guideWith a canoe and a paddler, you are able to explore the different concessions around.
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