About Parakou
Parakou is a city in Borgou, Benin with a population of 255,478. It is the 4th largest of the 66 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Benin, and the 2,242nd largest worldwide. It lies 316 km from Porto-Novo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 8
Coordinates
9.337, 2.630
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 66 in BeninClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.