Highest Major Cities in Benin

Cities in Benin with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇧🇯 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Kopargo28,605 people · Donga

512 m

Natitingou53,284 people · Atakora

450 m

Bembèrèkè31,176 people · Borgou

445 m

Djougou94,773 people · Donga

444 m

Pèrèrè15,927 people · Borgou

424 m

Kalalé35,513 people · Borgou

406 m

Nikki66,109 people · Borgou

403 m

Ouaké17,259 people · Donga

396 m

Ndali23,264 people · Borgou

394 m

Bassila46,569 people · Donga

388 m

Péhonko37,217 people · Atakora

385 m

Toukountouna16,330 people · Atakora

383 m

Sinendé35,267 people · Borgou

371 m

Parakou255,478 people · Borgou

369 m

Tobré16,912 people · Atakora

343 m

Kérou54,276 people · Atakora

332 m

Tchaourou43,862 people · Borgou

332 m

Banikoara37,571 people · Alibori

312 m

Kandi56,043 people · Alibori

294 m

Ségbana26,440 people · Alibori

272 m

Banté17,682 people · Collines

270 m

Cobly24,878 people · Atakora

247 m

Tanguiéta27,094 people · Atakora

242 m

Ouessé15,658 people · Collines

231 m

Boukoumbé22,386 people · Atakora

230 m

Abomey117,824 people · Zou

228 m

Matéri24,490 people · Atakora

200 m

Savé31,444 people · Collines

190 m

Klouékanmè23,763 people · Kouffo

184 m

Djidja23,781 people · Zou

183 m

Savalou38,162 people · Collines

181 m

Glazoué20,036 people · Collines

180 m

Bohicon93,744 people · Zou

166 m

Malanville64,639 people · Alibori

164 m

Dassa-Zoumè29,461 people · Collines

156 m

Toviklin21,617 people · Kouffo

151 m

Djakotomé19,498 people · Kouffo

136 m

Pobé49,232 people · Plateau

136 m

Aplahoué26,340 people · Kouffo

124 m

Cové43,554 people · Zou

117 m

Kétou39,626 people · Plateau

103 m

Allada23,287 people · Atlantique

93 m

Kpozoun26,688 people · Zou

93 m

Adjaouèrè21,968 people · Plateau

81 m

Sakété43,541 people · Plateau

80 m

Dogbo41,341 people · Kouffo

66 m

Banigbé31,984 people · Plateau

49 m

Lokossa47,246 people · Mono

47 m

Zinvié18,157 people · Atlantique

41 m

Zé16,903 people · Atlantique

39 m

Highlights

Within Benin, Kopargo ranks first in 2026 with 512 m, followed by Natitingou (450 m) and Bembèrèkè (445 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 512 m (Kopargo) to 39 m (Zé), with a median of 229 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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