The 7th District of Cotonou
An urban hub blending tradition with everyday commerce.
78 businesses on record in this district
35 shops, 11 restaurants, 9 pharmacies, 6 schools, 6 government offices, 5 hotels, 4 banks, 1 clinics, 1 legal services.
Neighborhoods in 7th District
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The 7th district (arrondissement) is one of Cotonou's 13 districts, Benin's only commune-department (about 79 km²). The government's official geographic database (georisk.gouv.bj) lists 11 neighbourhoods in it and gives it a population of 27,535.
The 11 neighbourhoods of the 7th district
Looking for the district a neighbourhood belongs to? Here is the list for this one, in alphabetical order.
- Dagbédji-Sikê
- Énagnon-Sikê
- Fignon-Sikê
- Gbèdomidji
- Gbènan
- Missité-Sikê
- Sèdami
- Sèdjro-Saint-Michel
- Sèhogan-Sikê
- Todoté
- Yévèdo
How many people live here?
The database gives 27,535 inhabitants for the 7th district, without stating the year. The total for the 13 districts, 679,012, is the 2013 census figure (RGPH4) quoted in the government's SDG monograph (2019).
Cotonou's 13 districts
- 1st district
- 2nd district
- 3rd district
- 4th district
- 5th district
- 6th district
- 7th district (this page)
- 8th district
- 9th district
- 10th district
- 11th district
- 12th district
- 13th district
Official sources (consulted on 4 October 2026)
- Government of Benin, georisk.gouv.bj geographic database, layer "ville_village_quartier": neighbourhoods by district, population by district.
- Government of Benin, « Destination Bénin : Cotonou, poumon économique, pôle cosmopolite et vitrine du Bénin », 12 December 2020: Benin's only commune-department, about 79 km².
- Ministry of Planning and Development, Departmental monograph of Atlantique and Littoral, SDG priority targets mission (2019): 2013 population (RGPH4), area and number of districts.
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