Which country or map area contains Atakora?
Atakora is shown within Benin in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Benin
- Region name
- Atakora
- Approximate latitude
- 10.7° north
- Approximate longitude
- 1.5° east
- Country capital
- Porto-Novo
- Country currency
- West African CFA franc
- World region
- Western Africa
Quick answers about Atakora
What kind of place is Atakora?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Atakora on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 10.7° north latitude and 1.5° east longitude.
What is the capital of Benin?
The country capital is Porto-Novo.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.