Porto-Novo

Porto-Novo (also known as Hogbonou and Adjacé) is the capital of Benin, and was the capital of French Dahomey. The commune covers an area of 110 square kilometres (42 sq mi) and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.

It was originally developed as a port for the slave trade, an important part of many European Empires at the time including the Portuguese Empire.