Banikoara: facts

At a glance

• Country: Benin
• Region: Alibori
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 37,571
• Coordinates: 11.2985° N, 2.4386° E
• Time zone: Africa/Porto-Novo (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Franc (XOF)
• Distance to the capital, Porto-Novo: 534 km (332 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Diori Hamani International Airport (NIM, Niger): 244 km (152 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Goumori: 21 km (13 mi)
• Kandi: 58 km (36 mi)
• Kerou: 64 km (40 mi)
• Angara-Debou: 68 km (42 mi)
• Namponkore, Burkina Faso: 87 km (54 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Parakou, 219 km (136 mi)