Geographical situation and access conditions

Constituted by a set of islets of alluvial accumulation and situated in the lower part of the Oueme river, the Lake village of the Aguegues covers an area of 52 Kmsq in the southwest of the Oueme Department. The land is annually flooded by rises in the water level for 3 to 5 months (from July till november). The access to the Aguegues is two-ways ; by water by road. The Aguegues are at less than 30 minutes from Porto-Novo (through the landing stage of Djassin) by motorized boat and at about 1h 30 mns by dugout canoe. There are 3 main road ways to reach there according to the itineraries below :

                                                - Porto-Novo / Vakon / Agbodjèdo
                                                - Porto-Novo / Vakon / Hozin /Bembè
                                                - Porto-Novo / Vakon / Hozin / Akpadon.

Culture and economic activity

Today the Aguegues shelter a population of more than twenty-four thousand (24 000) in habitants made essentially of two socio-ethnical groups : the Toffinous and the Ouemenous.
The Aguegues represent an important spiritual center where revealed religion and traditional one mix themselves. Some monuments retrace the history of this culture.
The economic activities depend on the rhythm of the rises in the water level and are essentially based on fishing, agriculture, rearing and trade.

 

 

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