Benin - The World Factbook
网页4 天之前 · Present-day Benin is comprised of about 42 ethnic groups, including the Yoruba in the southeast, who migrated from what is now Nigeria in the 12th century; the Dendi in the north-central area, who came from Mali in the 16th century; the Bariba and the Fula in the northeast; the Ottamari in the Atakora mountains; the Fon in the area around ...
Demographics of Benin - Wikipedia
网页There are several dozen ethnolinguistic groups in Benin, representing three of Africa's language families: Niger–Congo, Nilo-Saharan, and Afroasiatic. The latter is represented by Hausa , living mostly as merchants in the north, while Nilo-Saharan is represented by the Dɛndi people, descending from the Songhai Empire .
Major Ethnic Groups Of Benin - WorldAtlas
网页2017年4月25日 · The country is 112,622 square Kilometers and borders Nigeria, Togo, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Africans make up for 99% of the Benin population. The largest ethnic groups (Fon, Yoruba, and Adja) are culturally and socially related closely with a great division between people of the southern region and those of the Northern part of the country.
Benin - Wikipedia
网页Prior to 1600, present-day Benin comprised a variety of areas with different political systems and ethnicities. These included city-states along the coast (primarily of the Aja ethnic group, and also including Yoruba and Gbe peoples) and tribal regions inland (composed of Bariba, Mahi, Gedevi, and Kabye peoples).
Benin | History, Map, Flag, Capital, & Population | Britannica
网页2024年10月2日 · Benin, country of western Africa. It consists of a narrow wedge of territory extending northward for about 420 miles (675 kilometres) from the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean, on which it has a 75-mile seacoast, to the Niger River, which forms part of Benin’s northern border with Niger.
Benin Factsheet - The World Factbook
网页2024年10月1日 · Introduction. Background. Present-day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that was a regional power from around 1600 through the mid-19th century. By 1894, France had taken control of the area. French Dahomey achieved independence in 1960 and changed its name to the Republic of Benin in 1975. Geography. Area. total : 112,622 sq km
Benin - Republic of Benin - Country Profile - West Africa
网页Ethnic groups: 42 ethnic groups, most important being Fon, Adja, Yoruba, and Bariba. Religions: Indigenous beliefs (animist) 50%, Christian 30%, Muslim 20%. Languages : French (official), Fon and Yoruba in the south; Nagot, Bariba and Dendi in the north.
Demographics of Benin - Wikiwand
网页There are several dozen ethnolinguistic groups in Benin, representing three of Africa's language families: Niger–Congo, Nilo-Saharan, and Afroasiatic. The latter is represented by Hausa , living mostly as merchants in the north, while Nilo-Saharan is represented by the Dɛndi people, descending from the Songhai Empire .
Fon people - Wikipedia
网页The Fon people, also called Dahomeans, Fon nu or Agadja are a Gbe ethnic group. [2] [3] They are the largest ethnic group in Benin, found particularly in its south region; they are also found in southwest Nigeria and Togo. Their total population is estimated to be about 3,500,000 people, and they speak the Fon language, a member of the Gbe ...
Benin people groups, languages and religions | Joshua Project
网页Maps, charts and statistics of Benin ethnic people groups, languages and religions. Sortable and downloadable Benin data.