Akassato
Arrondissement and town in Atlantique Department, Benin
6°30′N 2°22′E / 6.500°N 2.367°E / 6.500; 2.367![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/23px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png)
(2002)
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Akassato is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Abomey-Calavi. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 17,197.[1]
Akassato, like many areas of Benin, is home to a constituent monarchy.[2]
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