Bohicon or Gbohikon is a city in Benin, and a conurbation of Abomey lying 9 kilometres east of the city on the railway line from Cotonou to Parakou and on Benin's main highway RNIE 2 which joins the RNIE 4. The commune covers an area of 139 square kilometres and as of 2012 had a population of 149,271 people. A speciality sold in the market is afitin (soy dawa-dawa/soy iru), which is traditionally and somewhat famously in Benin made by women in the region. It is a protein-rich fermented food widely used in West Africa as a seasoning. Climate Bohicon has a rather dry tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw) with a lengthy though moderate wet season from March to October and a short dry season from November to February. The wet season divides into two periods: a hotter first half from March to June and a cooler, foggy second half somewhat influenced by the northern extension of the Benguela Current. Administration Bohicon is one of the 77 official Communes of Benin. The city is located 9 kilometres from Abomey but the commune is divided into arrondissements: Bohicon 1 Bohicon 2 Sdohomé Saclo Passangon Ouassaho Lissezoun Gnidjazoun Avogbana Agongointo Notable landmarks Lycée Technique de Bohicon (LYTEB) Collège Monseigneur Steinmetz Bohicon Railway Station Parc Archeologique d'Agongointo Notable people Nicéphore Dieu-Donné Soglo - former President of Benin Hubert Maga - Born in Parakou but studied in Bohicon. Abraham Zinzindohoue - former Benin Minister of Justice Ben La Desh - Musician from Rotterdam but born in Bohicon. Jonas Lekpa - Famous marabout living in Bohicon. References External links Bohicon Communes of Benin Arrondissements of Benin Populated places in the Zou Department